“Current marijuana users are 31 percent less likely to be obese than nonusers,” researchers reported.
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Public support for legalization has grown from an average of 53 percent in 2015 to an average of 62 percent today.
Ninety-four percent of respondents said that “medical marijuana should be legalized in all US states.”
“The rate of ∆8-THC exposures reported to poison control centers was significantly lower among states … where cannabis use was legal,” the study’s authors concluded.
“Consumers are unwittingly consuming contaminated products,” researchers reported.
“For patients receiving moderate- or high-emetic-risk chemotherapy, THC:CBD may be considered as an option.”
The study’s authors concluded, “Medical cannabis should be considered an alternative treatment for patients who suffer from anxiety, depression, insomnia, or chronic pain.”
Sixty-one percent of cannabis consumers say that it has a “positive” effect on “most people who use it.”