Opioids are a class of drug that includes synthetics like fentanyl and heroin. Addiction to opioids has been deemed a national epidemic in North America, and cannabis has shown to be a replacement for the often prescribed drug. Read about cannabis news as it relates opioids in the featured articles below.
Wed / May 22nd
A study in the American Journal of Psychiatry has shown CBD to be effective in reducing the cravings of opioid addicts, with participants citing a two- to three-fold reduction in cravings on average compared to participants who received a placebo.
Tue / Apr 16th
A proposal in Illinois would make the state’s medical cannabis program permanent and add 12 new conditions to the state’s qualifying conditions list.
Wed / Mar 27th
In addition to the new legalization language being considered, the committee also advanced legislation to add opioid use disorder to the state’s medical cannabis qualifying conditions list.
Thu / Jan 24th
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has added opiate addiction as a qualifying condition for medical cannabis, effective immediately. The state has already seen 141 opioid overdose deaths in 2019.
Thu / Jan 10th
Medical experts will study six new conditions to see if there is sufficient evidence for adding them to the state’s medical cannabis program.
Wed / Dec 19th
A study published in the journal JAMA shows that opioids are only slightly more effective than placebo medications at treating… Read More
Wed / Nov 7th
The State Medical Board of Ohio is considering new additions to the list of conditions that qualify patients for medical… Read More
Mon / Sep 17th
Secretary of the New Mexico Department of Health Lynn Gallagher has again declined to add Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) to… Read More
Thu / Sep 6th
A Chicago advertising agency working with medical cannabis company Cresco Labs launched a dramatic medical cannabis campaign in downtown Chicago… Read More
Tue / Aug 28th
A measure written to limit barriers for medical cannabis and provide easier access for patients currently taking prescription opioids will… Read More
Fri / Aug 17th
The Justice Department and Drug Enforcement Agency announced in a news release yesterday the agencies’ new goal for 2019: to reduce production… Read More
Wed / Jul 11th
On Tuesday, Hawaii Gov. David Ige, a Democrat, vetoed state Senate Bill 2407, which would have allowed for the treatment… Read More
Tue / Jul 3rd
A major cannabis study conducted in Australia has found that medical cannabis does almost nothing to relieve chronic pain among… Read More
Tue / Jun 26th
On Monday, Connecticut’s state medical marijuana board voted against a proposal to add opioid use disorder and opiate withdrawal as… Read More
Fri / Jun 22nd
Poppy farmers in Mexico who helped fuel the U.S. opioid epidemic say that the price of opium paste — the… Read More
Fri / Jun 15th
On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Rules once again blocked two amendments crafted to fight the opioid… Read More
Fri / Jun 15th
Illinois lawmakers have approved a bill that would make having an opioid prescription into a temporary qualifying condition for the… Read More
Mon / Jun 4th
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards signed a medical cannabis expansion program into law on Saturday that adds to the list… Read More
Wed / May 9th
Medical cannabis patients in a New York study reduced their use of opioids and spent less money on their prescription… Read More
Tue / May 1st
Republicans in Iowa’s House threatened to kill a bill to address opioid addiction if it included expanded medical cannabis language,… Read More
Mon / Apr 30th
The Illinois legislature is considering bills to make two changes to the state’s medical cannabis system – one would allow… Read More
Tue / Apr 17th
Pennsylvania’s health secretary will approve of the medical cannabis program changes recommended by the state Medical Marijuana Advisory Board, including… Read More
Tue / Apr 3rd
Yet another study has found that medical cannabis access could be a tool in curbing the national opioid epidemic as… Read More
Mon / Mar 26th
According to new preclinical research by Scripps Research Institute, CBD could be used to reduce the risk of relapse among… Read More
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