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When adult-use eclipses medical: How recreational cannabis legalization has undermined patient care

The Cannigma

However, with the growing wave of recreational cannabis legalization, the very patients who championed the fight for medical cannabis legitimacy are now being overlooked (Leafwell, 2023). Dispensaries now prioritize high-THC offerings such as flowers, edibles, concentrates, and vapes to cater to recreational users.

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Study: Adult-Use Legalization Associated with Decline in Youth Treatment Admissions

NORML

The enactment of adult-use cannabis legalization laws is not associated with an increase in marijuana-related youth drug treatment admissions, according to data published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence. A pair of researchers from Temple University assessed annual drug treatments admissions among youth for the years 2008 to 2017.

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Marijuana Legalization Linked to Decline in Youth Drug Treatment Admissions

CannaMD

Researchers from Temple University sought to find out how recreational marijuana legalization in Washington and Colorado influenced adolescent treatment admissions for cannabis. MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION & YOUTH DRUG TREATMENT ADMISSIONS. Researchers Jeremy Mennis and Gerald J.

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Can Cannabis Aid in the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms?

Puff Puff Post

Researchers across North America have been conducting studies on the effectiveness of Multiple Sclerosis treatment through cannabis. million in 2008 to 2.3 Do you have any family or friends who use cannabis as an alternative for Multiple Sclerosis treatment? million in 2013 on a global scale. Do you have any experience with MS?

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The most common reasons people get medical marijuana cards: 2021 edition

The Cannigma

On July 1st, 2021, new cannabis legalization are going into effect in Connecticut, New Mexico, and Virginia, just a couple days after a recreational cannabis legalization measure went into effect in South Dakota. Long before New Mexico legalized recreational cannabis, the Land of Enchantment approved a medical marijuana program in 2007.

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CDC study finds teen pot treatment admissions plummeted

SpeedWeed

The CDC report found “a precipitous national decline in adolescent treatment admissions, particularly in states legalizing recreational marijuana use,” states study author Jeremy Mennis, Ph.D. “7 7 of 8 states with recreational legalization during the study period fall into the class with the steepest level of admissions decline.”.

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U.S. Funding Focuses on Marijuana’s Harms, Not Benefits

CannaMD

research funders, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) , spent over $1 billion between 2000 and 2008, with a heavily slanted focus on cannabis abuse and misuse, as well as the negative effects of cannabis. While some funds are being used to study cannabis medical treatments, the majority of funding is still used to research harms.

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