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Study: Young Adults’ Consumption of Alcohol, Cigarettes, Other Substances Fell Following Marijuana Legalization

  • by NORML
  • Posted on May 17, 2022May 17, 2022

Investigators reported, “Contrary to concerns about spillover effects, implementation of legalized non-medical cannabis coincided with decreases in alcohol and cigarette use and pain reliever misuse.”

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  • ACTIVISM

Texas: Survey Finds That 61 Percent of Self-Identified Medical Cannabis Consumers Report Substituting It for Prescription Drugs

  • by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
  • Posted on March 30, 2021March 30, 2021

Sixty-one percent of respondents said that they “replaced” prescription opioids and/or benzodiazepines with medical cannabis – a finding that is consistent with several other studies.

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Marijuana THC
  • Opioids

Study: Enactment of Marijuana Legalization Laws Associated with Reductions in Opioid Prescribing Patterns

  • by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
  • Posted on February 25, 2021February 25, 2021

“[T]he implementation of medical marijuana laws (MMLs) and recreational marijuana laws (RMLs) reduced morphine milligram equivalents per enrollee by seven percent and 13 percent, respectively.”

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Marijuana Consumer
  • SCIENCE

Adult-Use Marijuana Legalization Not Associated with Any Rise in Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions

  • by NORML
  • Posted on January 29, 2021January 29, 2021

“We found that the legalization of recreational marijuana use in Colorado and Washington did not result in an increase in SUD [substance use disorder] treatment admissions for cocaine, opioids, or methamphetamines among adolescents or emerging adults.”

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Cannabis Shop
  • Opioids

Rise in Storefront Marijuana Dispensaries Associated with Declines in Opioid-Related Deaths

  • by NORML
  • Posted on January 28, 2021January 28, 2021

“Increased medical and recreational storefront dispensary counts are associated with reduced opioid related mortality rates during the study period. These associations appear particularly strong for deaths related to synthetic opioids such as fentanyl.”

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Cannabis Oil
  • Opioids

Opioid Prescriptions Decline in Canada Following Enactment of Adult-Use Marijuana Legalization

  • by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
  • Posted on January 26, 2021January 26, 2021

“The findings of this study add to the growing body of evidence that easier access to cannabis for patients with pain may reduce opioid use and partially offset expenditures for both public and private drug plans.”

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Plant-derived Cannabis Oil
  • Opioids

Study: Nearly Half of Medical Cannabis Users Cease Using Opioids for Pain After Twelve Months

  • by NORML
  • Posted on January 21, 2021January 21, 2021

“Over time, individuals who continued consuming cannabis within this longitudinal study reported lower pain severity and pain interference scores, as well as improved quality of life and general health symptoms scores.”

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