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New Jersey approves medical marijuana as treatment for opioid addiction

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Prescription painkiller addicts can now seek medical cannabis as a form of treatment in New Jersey. The state will also eliminate a prior authorization requirement for Medicaid recipients to receive medication-assisted treatment (MAT). 20, averaging nearly 7 deaths per day. 20, averaging nearly 7 deaths per day. Oscar Pascual.

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Pennsylvania: Marijuana possession arrests decline statewide

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Preliminary data*, released on request from the Pennsylvania State Police Uniform Crime Reporting System, reveals that overall arrests for marijuana possession showed a decline in 2019. In 2018 there were nearly 24,000 adults arrested for less than 30 grams of cannabis. cannabis arrest data since 2008.

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NHS To Launch Its First Evidence-Based Cannabis Patient Data Registry This Week – Cannabis Business Executive

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THE UK’s first National Health Service patients registry will start collating data from Thursday this week in a significant move for medical cannabis in the country. However, with the database not yet available to the nation’s private clinics there are concerns over the quality and volume of data it will garner.

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New Research Shows How Medicinal Cannabis Eases Cancer Pain and Reduces Opioid Dependence

Veriheal

But what if a safe and effective complementary plant-based treatment was widely available to alleviate cancer pain? of patients experience pain after curative treatment, while 66.4% in cancer patients undergoing anticancer treatment, 50.7% in those who had completed treatment, and as high as 66.7%

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With $20M to spend on marijuana research for veteran care, Michigan seeks proposals

Cannabis Law Report

Researchers studying the efficacy of marijuana treatments for veterans’ mental health now have access to $20 million in marijuana tax revenue to fund clinical trials. Veteran suicides made up about 14% of total suicides in America in 2018, according to the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs’ most recent data. Between Dec.

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Answer of the Day for Jul 20, 2022

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Have researchers found that patients who use cannabidiol (CBD)-rich extract therapy for the treatment of epilepsy require a lower dose of CBD medication as compared to those who use purified CBD therapy for the treatment of epilepsy? 12 September 2018. Pamplona F, da Silva L and Coan A. Sec.Neuropharmacology. See the Answer.

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Answer of the Day for Jul 18, 2022

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In 2017, researchers performed an analysis of observational clinical studies on the treatment of refractory epilepsy with cannabidiol (CBD)-based products. Their findings included the following: “The average daily dose ranged between 1 and 50 mg/kg, with treatment length from 3 to 12 months (mean 6.2 12 September 2018.