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.
Fri / Jun 7th
New Mexico has added six new conditions to the qualifying conditions list for the state’s medical cannabis program. The added conditions include opioid addiction, Alzheimer’s disease, autism, and three neurological disorders.
Mon / May 27th
Under a bill signed into law last week in Colorado, doctors can now recommend medical cannabis to treat any condition for which they might have otherwise prescribed opioids.
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
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