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Fifty-nine percent of respondents said they used cannabis "to suppress cravings for other [controlled] substances."The post Survey: Patients Undergoing Opioid Maintenance Therapy Frequently Use Cannabis To Mitigate Cravings, Withdrawal Symptoms appeared first on NORML. Go to the article

Adult-use sales begin on Friday — some 28 months after lawmakers approved legislation legalizing the adult-use market.The post Delaware: Medical Cannabis Dispensaries To Begin Adult-Use Sales appeared first on NORML. Go to the article

Many patients also reported using CBD oil products; however, they did not perceive them to be as effective as cannabis.The post Survey: IBD Patients Report Symptomatic Benefits, Decreased Reliance on Opioids Following Cannabis Use appeared first on NORML. Go to the article

Declines were most pronounced among those ages 35 to 49.The post Analysis: Marijuana Legalization in California Associated With Lower Alcohol Consumption appeared first on NORML. Go to the article

Contrary to investigators' expectations, current cannabis use was not independently associated with elevated rates of heart attack, stroke, cardiovascular death, or all-cause mortality.The post Study: Cannabis Consumption Not Associated With Elevated Risk of Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Older Adults appeared first on NORML. Go to the article

Patients who used medical cannabis products during the prior year reported fewer urgent care visits, fewer emergency department visits, and fewer "unhealthy days per month" than did those with no prior cannabis use history.The post Analysis: Medical Cannabis Associated With Reduced Healthcare Utilization in Chronic Pain Patients appeared first on NORML. Go to the article

More than 79 percent of respondents said that they consumed cannabis, at least in part, as an alternative to traditional medications.The post Survey: Many Consumers Substitute Cannabis for Prescription Medications appeared first on NORML. Go to the article

Researchers "observed a substantial reduction in patient-reported pain intensity over time," with pain scores falling most significantly in the cannabis-naïve subgroup.The post Study: Marijuana Extracts Mitigate Chronic Pain in Cannabis-Naïve Subjects appeared first on NORML. Go to the article

Second-hand cannabis exposure for 15-minute intervals triggered positive test results.The post Analysis: Hair Follicle Testing Detects Passive Exposure to Cannabis Smoke appeared first on NORML. Go to the article

Nearly ten percent of patients experienced complete remission from their symptoms..The post Study: Cannabis Extracts Relieve GI Symptoms in Fibromyalgia Patients appeared first on NORML. Go to the article

THC potency was over-labeled in a significant percentage of the herbal cannabis products. By contrast, most (96 percent) concentrates were accurately labeled.The post Analysis: Botanical Cannabis Products Often Possess Less THC Than Advertised appeared first on NORML. Go to the article

Twenty-six percent of patients reduced their use of traditional analgesic medicines. No participants increased or added analgesic drugs during the study.The post Study: Low-Dose Cannabis Extracts Reduce Chronic Pain, Patients’ Reliance on Analgesic Medications appeared first on NORML. Go to the article

NORML has generated over 17,000 messages to lawmakers opposing the bill.The post Ohio: Lawmakers Pause Effort To Roll Back Voter-Approved Marijuana Legalization Law appeared first on NORML. Go to the article

NORML generated hundreds of emails to lawmakers opposing the new restrictions, arguing that patients should not lose their access to medicine based solely on a prior drug conviction.The post Florida: New Law Suspends Medical Cannabis Access to Those With Certain Drug Convictions  appeared first on NORML. Go to the article

After adjusting for confounders, cannabis use was associated with decreased odds of mortality, ICU admission, and pancreatic cancer.The post Analysis: Cannabis Use by Pancreatitis Patients Associated With Reduced In-Hospital Mortality, Lower Cancer Risk appeared first on NORML. Go to the article