“These results suggest that both [cannabis] oils and dried flowers are associated with long-term improved quality of life in chronic pain patients,” investigators concluded.
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“Patients with a diagnosis of cannabis use filled a significantly reduced volume of opioids … after [surgery] compared to their control counterparts,” scientists determined.
The new agreement codifies changes first implemented on a temporary basis in 2020.
The new law creates a process for residents to “verify whether automatic expungement has occurred, and [to] request expedited automatic expungement if eligible charges have not yet been expunged.”
The bill’s sponsor says that the results will be used for purposes of establishing probable cause only; a positive test result would be not viewed as prima facie evidence of impairment.
85 percent of respondents who consumed cannabis for therapeutic purposes said that it improved their symptoms
“CBD administration decreased daytime drowsiness and was associated with a lower prevalence of low testosterone levels in older men as compared to age-adjusted population norms,” investigators concluded.
Provisions in the bill would have repealed adult-use sales, limited home cultivation, and greatly raised taxes of medical cannabis products.