Medical marijuana use is associated with significant reductions in dependence on opioids and other prescription drugs, as well as an increase in quality of life, a...
The governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) said on Monday that marijuana often represents a safer alternative to opioids in the treatment of pain. During...
States with active medical marijuana laws saw certain opioid prescription rates drop nearly 20 percent compared to prohibition states, a first-of-its-kind study out of Columbia University’s...
Legalization advocates have long argued that marijuana represents a potentially effective treatment option for chronic pain and could serve as an alternative to opioid-based painkillers—and according...
Researchers are calling for formal clinical trials into the efficacy of marijuana for treating opioid use disorder after a newly published study found that cannabis may...
A federal health agency is promoting funding opportunities for research into the therapeutic benefits of marijuana, particularly for pain management. In a blog post last week,...
Billionaire philanthropist Tom Steyer is calling for the legalization of marijuana and decriminalization of opioid possession. In a criminal justice reform plan released on Thursday, the...
Study after study continues to show that when given a choice patients will choose marijuana over prescription opioids and, according to new research, doctors prescribe fewer...
Andrew Yang contrasted the widespread prescribing of opioids with the ongoing criminalization of marijuana on Wednesday. In a tweet, the entrepreneur and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate...
A number of studies have shown that people dealing with chronic pain issues find themselves substituting medical marijuana for prescription painkillers. And according to new research...