“This is the largest study to date to document cannabis product usage patterns and perceived benefits for migraine management.”
Archives: News Releases
Since 1992, every Thursday and when breaking news warrants, NORML | The NORML Foundation have been issuing weekly press releases for marijuana law supporters and the media.
NORML’s News Releases archives goes back to 1996 and serves as a valuable tool to alert citizens about cannabis-related news and legislation as well as a research tool for reviewing a chronology of marijuana law reform.
Investigators concluded that cannabis treatment “is associated with significant improvements in well-being and quality of life in PTSD.”
Consistent with other studies, researchers concluded, “Adult-use sales were not associated with an increase in lifetime or past 30-day marijuana use.”
Eighty-four percent of those surveyed reported quality of life improvements following their use of cannabis.
Sixty-three percent of those surveyed acknowledged having received a doctor’s authorization to use cannabis to alleviate their symptoms.
Investigators concluded, “These findings challenge the stereotype that marijuana … users are less active than their non-using counterparts.”
Consistent with other surveys, most respondents said that they were “insufficiently informed” to discuss medical cannabis options with their patients.
Historically, Gov. Youngkin has expressed little support for legislation liberalizing the state’s marijuana policies.