Investigators found “no statistically significant associations between a history of regular cannabis smoking … and the prevalence of carotid calcified plaque.”
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Pain patients also experienced “a notable decline in their use of both prescription and over-the-counter pain medications” following their use of medical cannabis.
“Cannabis users had lower rates of opioid utilization compared to non-cannabis users as early as two months after fusion [surgery],” researchers determined.
Pollsters also reported that most Canadians purchase “all” of their cannabis products from legal retailers.
Study participants also significantly reduced their use of prescription opioids during the trial.
“Maternal prenatal cannabis use was not associated with ADHD, and there was an inverse association with DBD,” researchers determined.
“No respondents preferred traditional medications over cannabinoids.”
The law stipulates that banks and other financial institutions “are not subject to prosecution [for] providing lawful services to licensed businesses engaged in the production, distribution and sale of cannabis.”