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Study: Adult-Use Legalization Associated with Decline in Youth Treatment Admissions

NORML

The enactment of adult-use cannabis legalization laws is not associated with an increase in marijuana-related youth drug treatment admissions, according to data published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence. Our results indicate that RML in Colorado and Washington was not associated with an increase in treatment admissions.

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CDC Seeks Public Comments Regarding Chronic Pain Management

NORML

The call for comments, posted on April 17 at regulations.gov here , states: “Interested persons or organizations are invited to participate by submitting written views, recommendations, and data related to perspectives on and experiences with pain and pain management.

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Review Paper: Clinical Evidence Lacking in Support of CBD as an Anti-Viral Agent

NORML

There is an absence of clinical data supporting the efficacy of CBD as an antiviral agent, according to a systematic literature review published in the journal Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research. However, this data was based solely on preclinical findings. ” — appears online here.

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Study: Cannabis Associated with Reduced Opioid Use, Prolonged Benefits in Pain Patients

NORML

The daily use of cannabis by patients with chronic pain conditions is associated with prolonged improvements in pain management and subjects’ overall quality of life, as well as sustained reductions in the use of opioids, according to longitudinal data published in the journal Pain Medicine.

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Published data on cannabis treatment to reduce opioid usage

Healer

‘ A Survey on the Effect That Medical Cannabis Has on Prescription Opioid Medication Usage for the Treatment of Chronic Pain at Three Medical Cannabis Practice Sites ‘ Takakuwa K M, Sulak D (December 02, 2020). The post Published data on cannabis treatment to reduce opioid usage appeared first on Healer.

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Pennsylvania: Marijuana possession arrests decline statewide

NORML

Preliminary data*, released on request from the Pennsylvania State Police Uniform Crime Reporting System, reveals that overall arrests for marijuana possession showed a decline in 2019. The new data shows 19,990 adults arrested for the same offense in 2019. cannabis arrest data since 2008. cannabis arrest data since 2008.

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This app-guided psychedelic treatment works when antidepressants don’t

The Cannigma

Of the people who take antidepressants, 30% won’t respond to treatment. But what other options do people suffering from depression, particularly treatment-resistant depression, have? What is ketamine treatment? Ketamine treatment for depression may be one of the biggest leaps forward in mental healthcare in decades.

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