Pain patients, on average, reduced their opioid use by nearly one-third, with some of the study’s participants reducing their use by over 40 percent.
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“This bipartisan effort represents the growing consensus to reform marijuana policies in a manner that addresses the harms inflicted by prohibition,” NORML’s Political Director said.
Support for cannabis legalization was strongest among Democrats (70 percent), those respondents between the ages of 25 and 44 years old (62 percent), and Independents (61 percent).
Analyses by the FDA and others have consistently reported that unregulated CBD products are of variable purity and may contain adulterants.
The report concludes, “The CSA does not provide a direct role for the President in the classification of controlled substances.”
The agency has reaffirmed that it will continue to deny housing to anyone who consumes cannabis, including those who do so under the laws of their state.
NORML’s Erik Altieri: “While these numbers represent a historic decline in arrests, even one person being put into handcuffs for the simple possession of marijuana is too many.”
Authors predicted that the number of states permitting marijuana-related compensation will continue to increase in the coming years.