The long-term use of plant-derived cannabis extracts by patients with chronic pain is associated with reduced reliance on prescription opioids, according to data published in the European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences. A team of Italian researchers assessed the use of prescription opioids and other medicines in a cohort of chronic patients in the six months immediately … Continue reading Study: Pain Patients’ Use of Cannabis Oils Associated with Cessation of Opioids
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On Wednesday, it was announced that the omnibus funding bill included the “Harris Rider,” a measure that blocks Washington, D.C. from launching adult-use cannabis sales. In November 2014, D.C. voters overwhelmingly approved Initiative 71, which legalized the possession and cultivation of limited amounts of cannabis by adults 21 and older. But due to the fact … Continue reading ‘Harris rider’ in federal funding bill blocks voter-approved marijuana in DC
Toi Hutchinson, President and CEO of the Marijuana Policy Project, the nation’s leading cannabis policy reform organization, released the following statement regarding the arrest and detainment of WNBA Phoenix Mercury center, Brittney Griner, for alleged possession of hashish oil. The Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) stands by Phoenix Mercury’s Brittney Griner, her family, the WNBA, and … Continue reading Marijuana Policy Project President and CEO Releases Statement Regarding Russia’s Detention of WNBA’s Brittney Griner
Prescription opioid users who frequently consume the cannabis plant-derived extract medication Sativex (nabiximols) substantially reduce their opioid intake over time, according to data published in the journal Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Technology. Sativex is an oromucosal cannabis spray containing nearly equal portions of plant-derived THC and CBD. It is available by prescription in numerous countries, but … Continue reading Study: Frequent Users of Cannabis-Based Prescription Drugs Reduce Their Opioid Intake
Retail sales of cannabis products topped over $1.35 billion in 2021, according to data provided by the Arizona Department of Revenue. Slightly more than half of those sales were generated from products sold by medical cannabis dispensaries, while nearly $600,000,000 was generated from the newly initiated adult-use market. Adult use sales first began in mid-January. By November, … Continue reading Arizona: Retail Marijuana Sales Top $1 Billion in 2021
Over 700 banks and credit unions have filed paperwork with the US government acknowledging their relationships with licensed cannabis businesses, according to quarterly data provided by the US Treasury Department. The total is an uptick from the first quarter of 2021, but it remains shy of the totals reported in the first quarter of 2020. In all, … Continue reading Treasury Report: Uptick in Total Number of Financial Institutions Banking with Licensed Marijuana Providers
Osteoarthritis patients significantly decrease their daily opioid intake and experience improvements in their overall quality of life following the initiation of medical cannabis therapy, according to longitudinal data published in the journal Cureus. Investigators affiliated with Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia evaluated opioid consumption patterns in a cohort of 40 patients with osteoarthritis during the six-months immediately … Continue reading Study: Osteoarthritis Patients Reduce Their Opioid Use Following Use of Medical Cannabis
The adjunctive use of cannabis is associated with symptom mitigation and improvements in ADHD patients’ quality of life, according to case reports published in the journal Medical Cannabis and Cannabinoids. Canadian researchers documented improvements in three male ADHD patients, ages 18, 22, and 23, following the integration of cannabis into their treatment regimen. Following the use of cannabis, … Continue reading Case Reports: Cannabis Associated with Symptom Improvements in ADHD Patients
Nearly one-third of practicing family physicians in Colorado acknowledge issuing medical cannabis authorizations to their patients, according to survey data published in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. A pair of researchers with the University of Colorado School of Medicine surveyed members of the Colorado Academy of Family Physicians on their experiences with and attitudes … Continue reading Colorado: Nearly a Third of Family Physicians Acknowledge Recommending Patients Use Medical Cannabis
The adult-use marijuana market in Canada has generated some $11 billion in retail sales and sustained over 90,000 jobs annually, according to an economic analysis published by the consulting firm Deloitte Canada. Canadian lawmakers legalized the commercial production of cannabis products in June 2018 and retail sales began that October. The report’s authors estimated the economic contributions of the cannabis sector from 2018 … Continue reading Canada: Retail Cannabis Market Generates $11 Billion in Sales, More Than 90,000 Jobs
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