Get Rid of Unused Pills at DEA’s Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
As more states continue to legalize medical marijuana, massive amounts of potentially harmful pharmaceuticals are now going unused. Instead of keeping those nasty painkillers and antidepressants...
View ArticleMedical marijuana law passed — in Texas?
The Texas State House overwhelmingly approved a bill on Monday that would allow patients suffering from certain illnesses to use medical marijuana with a doctor’s prescription. It’s likely, however,...
View ArticlePainkiller-related deaths down 25 percent in legal marijuana states
Medical marijuana has likely saved the lives of several prescription painkiller addicts in states with legal access. A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that the...
View ArticleMedical marijuana programs lead to fewer drug prescriptions, study finds
As the cost of pharmaceutical drugs continues to soar, medical cannabis has helped cut the need for Medicare prescriptions in states where it’s legal. A study published Wednesday in Health Affairs...
View ArticleMinnesota now allows pain patients to buy medical marijuana
Minnesota’s chronic pain sufferers may now seek relief in the form of cannabis. The state’s medical marijuana program was expanded on Monday to include patients disabled by severe, intractable pain,...
View ArticleNew pharmaceutical drug uses marijuana to treat brain cancer
A new prescription drug aims to help treat various forms of brain cancer with the help of cannabis. GW Pharmaceuticals on Tuesday presented data from a study on an experimental drug containing...
View ArticleWorth repeating: Marijuana can help end the opioid epidemic
Despite what the Trump administration tells you, marijuana can actually help put an end to America’s addiction to painkillers. A new study has found that the rate of hospitalization related to opioid...
View ArticleFederal agency announces first long-term study on marijuana’s effect on...
A federal health agency is taking steps to examine whether medical marijuana can help end America’s addiction to prescription painkillers. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced a...
View ArticleColorado’s opioid deaths have declined since marijuana legalization, study finds
Legal pot has likely saved lives from opiate overdoses in Colorado, new research suggests. A new study published in the American Journal of Public Health found a drop in deaths related to opioid drugs...
View ArticleSanjay Gupta’s ‘Weed 4’ documentary explores how marijuana could solve the...
Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s latest report will take a look at marijuana’s potential to save lives from opioid addiction. CNN’s chief medical correspondent examines marijuana’s possible role in ending America’s...
View ArticleSanjay Gupta tells Jeff Sessions how marijuana can save lives from opioids
Sanjay Gupta hopes he can change Jeff Sessions’ mind about marijuana. Gupta has written an open letter to the current Attorney General about the relationship between cannabis and opioids, just days...
View ArticleIllinois lawmakers vote to allow medical marijuana as an opioid alternative
A proposed law approved by the Illinois Senate would allow the state to medicate with marijuana instead of prescription opioids. Senate Bill 336 was passed on Thursday with a 44-6 bipartisan vote,...
View ArticleMedical marijuana associated with reduced opioid prescriptions, study finds
New research suggests further evidence that cannabis use is linked to a reduction in opioid use. In a study recently published in the U.S. National Library of Medicine, researchers from UC San Diego...
View ArticleIllinois governor approves marijuana as an opioid alternative
Illinois lawmakers have expanded medical marijuana access to patients seeking a non-lethal alternative to prescription painkillers. The state’s Gov. Bruce Rauner signed a bill on Tuesday making...
View ArticleDEA reschedules epilepsy drug derived from marijuana
A drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) containing an ingredient found in cannabis will be reclassified for medical use. The Drug Enforcement Administration on Thursday placed...
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