Access to medical cannabis reduced the number of past-month poor mental health days by nearly 15 percent among those age 65 or older.
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“Medical marijuana was comparatively more effective than prescription medication treatment for chronic pain,” researchers determined.
“Gainful employment should be accessible to everyone regardless of the type of medical treatment they receive.”
Those 65 and older reported a nearly ten percent decline in the number of days per month that they experienced poor mental health.
Authors concluded, “This cross-sectional study found no association between self-reported marijuana use and increased burden of traditional ASCVD risk factors.”
The initiation of cannabis products “led to a significant decrement in chronic opioid use for the majority” of chronic pain patients participating in the trial.
Study participants with no prior use of cannabis were nearly twice as likely to have HPI as compared to subjects with a history of marijuana use.
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