Tag: opioid crisis
Presidential Candidates Commit to Medical Cannabis for Veterans
WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the Iowa Democratic Caucus about eighty days away—which will signal the start of the 2020 primaries for Democrats in the...
Turning Tides? DEA Seeking Fewer Opioids; Increase in Cannabis for Research
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is seeking to lower opioid medication production levels next year while increasing production of cannabis...
U.S. Surgeon General Said Cannabis’ Medical Potential Should be Studied
BOSTON–The Washington Post interviewed U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams in early December, resulting in a video post entitled “Tackling the Opioid Crisis: The Federal...
9 CBD Products that Help With Anxiety
YOUR HAPPY PLACE–Whether it’s the endless flow of stressful headlines, or the onset of the holidays (which some people actually dread), or you’re one...
U.S. Surgeon General Takes No Position on CBD Oil
INDIANAPOLIS–News channel WTHR 13 on Monday reported that U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams told them that neither Health and Human Services or the...
Top Trump Administration Official Says Cannabis is ‘Not Safe’
FORT WASHINGTON, Md. – Top official at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Dr. Elinore McCance-Katz MD, PhD said at a...
Will Sessions Respond to Gupta on ‘Weed vs. Opioids’ at Friday Meeting?
ATLANTA–News network CNN on Sunday will premiere the newest episode in its ground-breaking series “Weed,” hosted by Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta.
Prior to...
Sanjay Gupta Premieres ‘Weed 4: Pot vs. Pills’ on CNN
ATLANTA, GA – CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta will broadcast premiere the fourth part of his groundbreaking series ‘Weed: Pot vs. Pills’...
Opioid Overdose Rates Surge 30 Percent in the Last Year
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that in the last year opioid overdose rates increased across the United States by 30...
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,...
