Study Finds Lower Opioid Prescription Rates in Areas with Cannabis Dispensaries Nearby
The results of a recent study found that closer proximity to cannabis dispensaries in a community leads to a lower rate of […]
Category: recreational cannabis
Minnesota Senate Approves Bill To Accelerate Licensing of Weed Businesses
The Minnesota state Senate last week approved a bill to accelerate the licensing of cannabis businesses, narrowly approving the measure by a […]
Study: Young MJ Consumers With Psychosis Risk Saw Symptom Improvement
A new study, titled “Recreational Cannabis Use Over Time in Individuals at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis: Lack of Associations with Symptom, […]
States With Legal Weed See Drop in Mental Health Treatment
States that have legalized recreational marijuana use for adults have also seen a drop in mental health treatment admissions, according to newly […]
Weed Legalization Has Contributed to a Decrease in Tobacco Use
A study published in the Journal of Health Economics addresses the topic of tobacco use in the wake of cannabis legalization. Entitled […]
Long-Term Study of Twins Finds No Link Between Legalization, Drug Abuse
Once again the gateway theory—the belief that cannabis use leads to other drugs, popularized about 40 years ago—is being crushed by new […]
Michigan wholesale medical marijuana prices fall on flood of caregiver product
Wholesale prices for medical cannabis plummeted in Michigan after a change in regulations that prevents caregivers from selling into the recreational market […]