Ninety-seven percent of those surveyed said that their condition “was a little, much, or very much better since starting medical cannabis.”
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The new law removes cannabis from the federal Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act and recognizes the rights of adults to privately possess and grow personal use quantities of cannabis.
The law seeks to facilitate and fund medical cannabis research, including “research related to the efficacy and potential health effects of various cannabis delivery methods.”
Cannabis terpenes produced pain-relieving effects that were roughly equal to those of morphine.
Investigators concluded, “No changes in standard deviation of lateral position, maximum speed, standard deviation of speed or reaction time were found at any time point.”
Researchers identified no differences among those who consumed cannabis or placebo in 27 of 28 performance tests.
Those 65 and older reported a nearly ten percent decline in the number of days per month that they experienced poor mental health.
Some retailers with dual licensure are anticipated to begin engaging in adult-use sales before the end of the month.