“This is the first published study examining long-term cannabis efficacy in chronic combat treatment-resistant PTSD patients,” authors acknowledged.
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Among those taking prescription medications at the onset of the study, 65% ceased their use of opioids, 60% stopped using antidepressants, and 58% ceased their use of anticonvulsants.
Cannabis therapy was associated with sustained improvements in pain, anxiety, sleep, and other health-related outcomes.
According to a new economic analysis, excise taxes from retail cannabis sales in Oklahoma could yield $434 million in new tax revenue over four years.
Authors estimated that legalization will create 3,375 new jobs and will yield nearly $82 million in annual tax revenue.
Researchers concluded, “The evidence is sufficient to establish a potentially beneficial association between recreational marijuana legislation and prescription opioid patterns.”
The agency had previously opined that regulating hemp-derived CBD products as dietary supplements could potentially discourage the use and development of CBD prescription drugs.
“Our research found CBC to enhance the cytotoxic effect of CBD, establishing additional support for the phenomenon of the entourage effect,” investigators concluded.