medical cannabis

Addiction and Drug Use

An Opioid Prescription In Illinois Could Be A Ticket For Medical Marijuana

Christine Herman

Across the country, states desperate to prevent opioid addiction are increasingly looking to medical cannabis as a solution. Lawmakers in several states,…
Addiction and Drug Use

When Cancer Patients Ask About Weed, Many Doctors Say Go For It

Christine Herman

Thirty U.S. states have enacted medical cannabis laws, and all but one of them include cancer in the list of conditions allowed. Such laws give cancer…
Policy & Politics

As States Embrace Cannabis As Opioid Alternative, Science Lags Behind Policy

Christine Herman

Across the country, states desperate to prevent opioid addiction are considering medical cannabis as a solution.Citing the opioid crisis, lawmakers in…

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