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Science & Health Archives – Marijuana Moment Read More  Legalizing medical marijuana is associated with a “lower frequency” of nonprescribed pharmaceutical opioid use, according to a study published this month in the International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. While the decrease was rather small—between about 0.6 percent and 1.5 percent for regular to frequent […]

Science & Health Archives – Marijuana Moment Read More  A top federal health agency has released its latest annual survey on drug use trends. And for this latest round, it made a series of notable changes to the national questionnaire’s marijuana section that are meant to account for the evolving cannabis policy landscape—including new questions […]

Science & Health Archives – Marijuana Moment Read More  A new survey of cannabis consumers with sleep issues found that most preferred to use marijuana instead of other sleep aids to help get to bed, reporting better outcomes the next morning and fewer side effects. Smoking joints or vaping products that contained THC, CBD and […]

Science & Health Archives – Marijuana Moment Read More  The odds that a patient visiting the emergency department is diagnosed with cannabis use disorder (CUD) is nearly 50 percent lower in states that have legalized marijuana compared to non-legal states, according to a new study. And researchers say the “counterintuitive” finding could be related to […]

Science & Health Archives – Marijuana Moment Read More  The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is soliciting proposals to develop psychedelics into treatments for substance use disorder (SUD), with plans to issue $2 million in grant money toward the research projects during fiscal year 2025. The funding opportunity will support research into a range of […]