Legalizing Marijuana Led To ‘Immediate Decline’ In Opioid Overdose Deaths In U.S. States, New Research Concludes
A newly published paper examining the effects of adult-use marijuana legalization on opioid overdose deaths says there’s a “consistent negative relationship” between legalization and fatal overdoses, with more significant effects in states that legalized cannabis earlier in the opioid crisis. Authors of the new analysis, published to the preprint repository Social Science Research Network (SSRN), […]
Teen Marijuana Use Continues To Drop As More States Legalize, Federally Funded Study Shows, Contradicting Opponents’ Claims
Science & Health Archives – Marijuana Moment Read More [[{“value”:” Even as more states have legalized marijuana, rates of teen use are on the decline. There was also a significant drop in perceptions by youth that cannabis is easy to access in 2024 despite the widening adult-use marketplace, according to the latest federally funded national […]
Americans Think Marijuana And Psychedelics Are Much Safer Now Than They Did A Decade Ago, Federal Study Shows
Science & Health Archives – Marijuana Moment Read More [[{“value”:” As the marijuana legalization movement has expanded—and psychedelics policy has increasingly entered the mainstream conversation—a new survey shows that Americans don’t view cannabis and LSD as harmful as they once did. A new analysis of the National Survey of Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), conducted […]
First Patient Dosed In Historic Study On Whether LSD Effectively Treats Anxiety
Science & Health Archives – Marijuana Moment Read More [[{“value”:” For the first time ever, researchers are administering LSD to patients in a Phase 3 clinical trial. The new study focuses on whether the psychedelic can be used to effectively treat generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). Drugmaker MindMed says that the trial, dubbed Voyage, is eventually […]
Marijuana Terpenes Relieve Post-Surgery And Fibromyalgia Pain, Study Shows
Science & Health Archives – Marijuana Moment Read More [[{“value”:” New government-funded research on terpenes produced by the cannabis plant finds that some of the aromatic compounds could be promising therapeutics to help manage pain from fibromyalgia or during recovery from an operation. The study, published this month in the journal Pharmacological Reports, involved administering […]
Cannabis Can ‘Significantly Improve The Quality Of Life’ For Youth With Autism, Epilepsy And Other Conditions, Scientific Review Says
Science & Health Archives – Marijuana Moment Read More [[{“value”:” A new scientific review finds that high-CBD, low-THC cannabis products have potential to “significantly improve the quality of life” for children with autism and epilepsy, additionally showing “promising results in reducing key symptoms” of other conditions experienced by young people, such as cancer—all with mostly […]
