Two studies from the University of Georgia suggest that cannabis may be a pain-management substitute for people with chronic or acute pain from conditions like cancer, and that medical cannabis laws lead to fewer opioid prescriptions. The study, titled “Cannabis Laws and Opioid Use Among Commercially Insured Patients With Cancer Diagnoses” and published last month in the journal JAMA Health Forum, […]
The properties of cannabis medicine have been known for thousands of years. Due to prohibition, scientific research and understanding of the plant has been stifled. Recently, scientific studies have begun to reveal the many medical benefits of cannabis for a variety of health conditions.
