“While such a move potentially provides some benefits to patients, and veterans especially, it still falls well short of the changes necessary to bring federal marijuana policy into the 21st century.”
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“These findings add to the already robust evidence documenting the opioid-sparing effects of medical cannabis.”
Clinical Trial: Daily Use of Plant-Derived Cannabis Extracts Improves Cognition in Dementia Patients
Researchers described cannabis’ efficacy as “superior” to those of traditional Alzheimer’s medications.
“Older adults are well aware of the litany of adverse side-effects associated with available prescription drugs, like opioids or sleep aids, and they see medical cannabis as a practical and potentially safer alternative.”
The passage of the new rules mark the latest effort by regulators to undermine the state’s 2024 voter-approved medical cannabis access law, which Nebraskans supported by a margin of more than 2 to 1.
This ruling is “a huge win for freedom. No medical cannabis patient should have to choose between their rights to their medicine or their right to bear arms.”
Nearly 90 percent of US adults believe that cannabis should be legal for either medical or adult-use purposes.
“The Commission’s decision is not only a slap in the face to voters, it is also bad public policy.”