“Taken together, findings support the possibility that recreational cannabis laws may help to reduce the size of the illegal cannabis market.”
Region: NY
“Marijuana’s classification as a Schedule I substance unequivocally provides, for purposes of federal law, that it has no accepted medical use,” the Court determined.
Specifically, the patient required “three rescue doses of morphine” when naloxone was administered alone, but he needed only “a single rescue dose” when cannabis use preceded naloxone treatment.
Investigators reported no increases in either youth use or the percentage of adults with so-called ‘cannabis use disorder’ following legalization.
“Effectively training current and future healthcare professionals on medical cannabis is a necessary step toward improving patient care,” researchers concluded.
Cannabis use at the time of hospitalization was linked to decreased mortality, depression, chronic pain, and anxiety.
“This is one of the clearest, most dramatic validations of medical cannabis in cancer care that the scientific community has ever seen.”
Among those between the ages of 18 and 29, alcohol use fell following the opening of marijuana retailers.