Investigators concluded, “Medicinal cannabis, in a balanced formulation, may address a variety of conditions and can be safely prescribed by a medical doctor.”
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“Overall, there is no clear evidence that [legalization] had any effect on rates of ED visits and hospitalizations for either motor vehicle or pedestrian/cyclist injury,” authors determined.
The pending legislation raises the amount of THC-infused products patients can legally possess.
NORML opposes HB 1053 because it unduly interferes with doctor/patient relations.
Clinicians ordered drug tests to be performed on Black newborns at nearly four times the rate of other children, the study found.
Cannabis treatment improved sleep- and anxiety-specific symptoms for up to 12 months in patients with chronic illness.
A federal judge previously ruled the federal ban unconstitutional, finding, “The use of marijuana is not in and of itself a violent, forceful, or threatening act.”
Legislation seeking to legalize the use of marijuana by adults advances in Delaware, Hawaii, and Minnesota.