Tag: Journal of the American Medical Association
New Study Finds Prohibition Promotes Unregulated Cannabis Use
PORTLAND, Ore. – Prohibition may unintentionally promote the use of delta 8 THC in states without medical or adult-use cannabis laws, according to a...
Study: Cannabis Use Reduces Daily Use of Prescription Opioids in Chronic Pain Patients
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The use of medical cannabis products is associated with substantial long-term decreases in the daily use of prescription opioids among patients...
Study: Marijuana Legalization Not Associated with Elevated Rates of Psychosis-Related Health Outcomes
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State-level marijuana legalization laws are not associated with a statistically significant increase in rates of psychosis-related health outcomes, according to data published in the Journal...
Gallup Poll Finds Cannabis Legalization Emerging as Consensus Issue
WASHINGTON, D.C. – According to a new Gallup poll 68 percent of Americans now favor recreational cannabis legalization, representing the highest percentage of support...
FDA Bans Flavored E-Cigarettes and Cartridges
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released new policy and restrictions on flavored e-cigarettes that amounts to a ban of...
Why Cannabis and Alcohol Sales Should Never, Ever be Co-located
A recent article in the Staten Island Advance newspaper started with a seemingly random Billy Joel reference: “A bottle of red. A baggie of...
Increasing Study Data Indicates Medical Cannabis Can Reduce Opioid Use, Deaths
Libertarian think tank The Cato Institute last week posted an article citing a study report issued by the Minnesota Department of Health. Study results,...
Cannabis Use Among Expectant Mothers Increasing
The Journal of the American Medical Association, known as JAMA, published on December 26, a research letter on data analysis that indicates cannabis use...
American Medical Association Publishes Op-Ed on Lack of Adequate Cannabis Research
The peer-reviewed Journal of the American Medical Association, or JAMA, this week published an opinion piece addressing inadequate methodology involved in cannabis research, especially...
