Legalizing medical cannabis appears to significantly lessen monetary payments from opioid manufacturers to doctors who specialize in pain, according to recently published research, with authors finding “evidence that this decrease is due to medical marijuana becoming available as a substitute” for prescription painkillers. “We find MML [medical marijuana legalization] leads opioid manufacturers to decrease direct … Continue reading Legalizing Medical Marijuana Leads To ‘Significant Decrease’ In Opioid Companies’ Payments To Pain Doctors, Study Shows