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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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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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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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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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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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Survey: Most Americans Say Marijuana Possesses Less Abuse Potential Than Alcohol

  • by NORML
  • Posted on January 12, 2021January 12, 2021

“The results show that the majority of U.S. consumers perceive cannabis (as CBD, hemp, marijuana, and THC) as having medical uses and view the potential for abuse of cannabis as less than for commonly prescribed medications and alcohol.”

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Marijuana Patient
  • Medical Marijuana

Study: Medical Cannabis Use by Seniors Associated with Improved Quality of Life

  • by NORML
  • Posted on August 27, 2020August 27, 2020

Investigators reported a “strong positive association” between subjects’ frequency of cannabis use and self-reported improvements in pain, health-care utilization, and overall health-related quality of life.

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Marijuana Possession
  • Opioids

Study: Cannabis Associated with Increased Cessation of IV Opioid Use

  • by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
  • Posted on August 26, 2020August 26, 2020

“In the adjusted analysis, at-least-daily cannabis use was significantly associated with increased rates of injection cessation.”

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