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Study: Cannabis Associated with Reduced Opioid Use, Prolonged Benefits in Pain Patients

NORML

The daily use of cannabis by patients with chronic pain conditions is associated with prolonged improvements in pain management and subjects’ overall quality of life, as well as sustained reductions in the use of opioids, according to longitudinal data published in the journal Pain Medicine. ’

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Published data on cannabis treatment to reduce opioid usage

Healer

The objective of this study was to determine how the use of medical cannabis affects prescribed opioid usage in chronic pain patients. Healer conducted an online convenience sample survey of patients from three medical cannabis practice sites who had reported using opioids. Peer Reviewed Medical Study . Read full published study.

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Survey: Nearly One in Five Pediatric Cerebral Palsy Patients Use CBD

Veriheal

Treatment plans are customized to each individual’s needs. Instead of directly surveying the young patients, they reached out to their caregivers – the individuals who deeply understand the daily routines, challenges, and treatments of these children.

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Study: Cannabis Safe and Effective in Fibromyalgia Patients

NORML

The administration of herbal cannabis is safe and effective in patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia, according to clinical data published this month in the Journal of Clinical Medicine. Israeli investigators assessed the use of cannabis over a six-month period in 211 patients with the disease.

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Significant Decrease in Mental Health Treatment Seen in States With Legal Cannabis

Veriheal

States legalizing recreational cannabis are seeing an unexpected and significant decrease in mental health treatment admissions. Ortega’s research meticulously analyzed data from ten states where adult-use cannabis has become legal. Findings of the Study The findings from Ortega’s study are nothing short of illuminating.

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PA: Court orders release on medical cannabis data regarding, “how many medical marijuana patients have received approval from a doctor to use cannabis for opioid addiction treatment.”

Cannabis Law Report

A panel of Commonwealth Court judges has ordered the Wolf administration to reveal how many medical marijuana patients have received approval from a doctor to use cannabis for opioid addiction treatment. The newsroom specifically requested aggregate data — information that would not identify individual patients.

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Data Analysis Yields Insights Into Medical Cannabis Use, Efficacy

Cannabis Law Report

Just about any industry benefits greatly from the proper use and evaluation of data. The tech giants of today are built mostly on data regarding their users, and advertisers rely on that data to more effectively target their efforts. How to Use the Data. RYAH Group Inc.

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