GOP Florida Lawmaker Wonders If State’s Medical Marijuana Program Is ‘Causing More Harm Than Good’
“That doesn’t mean that there are not patients who might massively benefit from this, but we haven’t defined the benefit of this.” By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix With practically 900,000 registered sufferers, Florida has the biggest medical marijuana program within the nation. While campaigning towards a proposed constitutional modification that will have legalized leisure hashish […]
Opioid Prescriptions Drop In States That Legalize Marijuana, Federally Funded Study Shows, Suggesting Some Pain Patients Prefer Cannabis
A brand new federally funded examine exhibits that legalization of marijuana in U.S. states is related to lowered prescriptions for opioid ache drugs amongst commercially insured adults—indicating a doable substitution impact the place sufferers are selecting to make use of hashish as an alternative of pharmaceuticals to deal with ache. “These results suggest that substitution […]
Which states are the most likely to legalize cannabis in 2025? (Newsletter: January 24, 2025)
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Congressman Introduces Bill To Withhold Federal Funding From States With Legal Weed
Rep. Chuck Edwards, who represents a district in western North Carolina, unveiled the “Stop Pot Act” on Friday, saying that the bill “will withhold 10 percent of federal highway funds for governments that violate federal law under the Controlled Substances Act, which prohibits recreational marijuana and classifies it as a Schedule I drug.” The legislation […]
Health Insurance Premiums Decrease in States With Legal Medical Cannabis
A new study featured online in The International Journal of Drug Policy (which will be included in the September 2023 issue of the journal) shows evidence that states with legal medical cannabis have lowered health insurance premiums. The study authors included professors from Bowling Green State University in Ohio, Illinois State University, and Eastern Michigan […]
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 published research. The findings, which came in a study published last month in the journal Health Economics, were based on data from ten states that have legalized adult-use cannabis. “Recreational marijuana laws (RMLs) […]
Senate Committee Approves Bill Allowing VA To Recommend Pot to Veterans in Legal States
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a spending bill last Thursday that includes an amendment allowing the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) doctors to recommend medical cannabis for their patients in legal states. It will now move forward as part of the approved legislation that funds the VA for the 2024 Fiscal Year. The amendment, […]
Three States in Australia Push for Adult-Use Cannabis
Leaders in three state parliaments in Australia—Victoria, NSW, and Western Australia—introduced draft laws simultaneously on June 20 to push for adult-use cannabis. Cannabis remains illegal under federal law in Australia, though a growing number of city and state governments have legalized recreational cannabis use, thus creating a checkerboard of cannabis laws. Sound familiar to what […]
Minnesota Breweries See Benefits From State’s Cannabis Law
A new cannabis law in Minnesota has the state’s craft brewers buzzing with excitement. Local news station KARE reports that industry leaders “actually sought more regulations of THC-infused beverages as part of the adult-use cannabis bill, and came away very happy with the legislation Gov. Walz signed into law.” According to the station, the new […]