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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. Our results indicate that RML in Colorado and Washington was not associated with an increase in treatment admissions.

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Adult-Use Marijuana Legalization Not Associated with Any Rise in Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions

NORML

"We found that the legalization of recreational marijuana use in Colorado and Washington did not result in an increase in SUD [substance use disorder] treatment admissions for cocaine, opioids, or methamphetamines among adolescents or emerging adults.”.

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Federal Report: Marijuana Treatment Admissions Among Youth Decline Sharply in Legalization States

NORML

"Adolescent treatment admissions for marijuana declined in most of states. The post Federal Report: Marijuana Treatment Admissions Among Youth Decline Sharply in Legalization States appeared first on NORML. The mean annual admissions rate for all states declined over the study period by nearly half.".

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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. Here’s what the latest study fresh out of the journal Health Economics has to say.

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Epilepsy and MMJ: Exploring the Promising Treatment Benefits

MMJ Recs

While traditional treatments like antiepileptic drugs exist, they may not always provide adequate relief for all patients. In recent years, there has been growing interest in exploring alternative treatment options, and one that has gained attention is medical marijuana (MMJ).

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Medical Cannabis and Cancer Treatment: All You Need to Know

MMJ Recs

In recent years, the landscape of cancer treatment has witnessed a paradigm shift with the emergence of medical cannabis as a potential therapeutic ally. Today we’re here to explore the evolving relationship between medical cannabis and cancer treatment, shedding light on everything potential MMJ patients need to know.

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Marijuana Legalization Linked to Decline in Youth Drug Treatment Admissions

CannaMD

As marijuana legalization continues to expand across the country, scientists are interested in tracking how legalization influences adolescents. Researchers from Temple University sought to find out how recreational marijuana legalization in Washington and Colorado influenced adolescent treatment admissions for cannabis.

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