Oregon Cannabis Operator Plans Opioid-for-Cannabis Program
Wed / Nov 29th
Kaya Holdings, operators of Oregon cannabis retailers Kaya Shack, is planning to launch an opioid-for-medical cannabis swap program – if… Read More
Opioids
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.
Illinois State Senator to Introduce Bill Allowing Opioid Patients Access to MMJ Program
Wed / Nov 22nd
Illinois State Senator Don Harmon is set to introduce a bill to allow people prescribed opioids for a medical condition… Read More
University of New Mexico Study Finds MMJ Program Enrollees Decrease Opioid Use
Fri / Nov 17th
A University of New Mexico study is the latest to suggest that cannabis could be a tool in the opioid… Read More
By Prohibiting MMJ Access, Lawmakers Complicit in Opioid Epidemic
Mon / Oct 23rd OPINION
The opioid overdoses death toll is staggering – reaching 64,070 in 2016 – and at least one estimate suggests opioids… Read More
Study: Opioid-Related Deaths Decrease after Colorado Legalization
Wed / Oct 18th
According to a study published in the American Journal of Public Health, cannabis legalization in Colorado has led to a… Read More
Another Study Finds MMJ Patients Replacing Prescription Meds with Cannabis
Mon / Oct 9th
Yet another study suggests that cannabis could be useful as an exit drug from traditional medications, including opioids, although the… Read More
Study: 34% of Chronic Pain Patients Enrolled in MMJ Program Quit Pharmaceuticals
Wed / Sep 20th
A new study by researchers from the University of New Mexico found that 34 percent of chronic pain patients enrolled… Read More
Dr. Oz Says MMJ Useful as Exit Drug on ‘Fox & Friends’ Appearance
Wed / Sep 20th
In an appearance on “Fox & Friends,” Dr. Mehmet Oz, famously known as Dr. Oz, said that there is a… Read More
National Institute of Health Awards New York Researchers MMJ-Opioid Grant
Fri / Aug 25th
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $3.8 million research grant to Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore… Read More
Opioid Sales Manager Accused of Drug-Pushing is Denied MMJ Access for Opioid Addiction
Wed / Jul 12th
A former employee of Insys Therapeutics – the makers of opiate sub-lingual spray Subsys who donated $500,000 to the campaign… Read More
Dr. Allen Miller: Using Cannabis to Kick Opioid Dependency
Thu / Jul 6th PODCAST
Dr. Allen Miller is the founder/owner of Doctors Cannabis Consulting and, in addition to being a chiropractor and a consultant,… Read More
Study Finds Overwhelmingly Positive Response to Using MMJ as Opioid Substitute
Thu / Jun 29th
According to a study conducted by HelloMD and the University of California Berkeley, cannabis can be used as a substitute… Read More
National Institute on Drug Abuse Adds MMJ-Opioid Studies to Website
Wed / May 3rd
The National Institute on Drug Abuse, a division of the National Institutes of Health, has updated their website to reflect… Read More
Study: Patients Using MMJ as Opioid Substitute
Tue / Feb 28th
A new University of British Columbia and University of Victoria study suggests that patients in Canada are using medical cannabis… Read More
Study: Cannabis Does Not Impair Cognitive Function, Reduces Prescription Drug Use
Tue / Nov 15th
According to a study published in the Frontiers in Pharmacology journal by researchers from McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School and… Read More
New Mexico Advisory Board Votes ‘Yes’ on Treating Opioid Addiction with MMJ
Tue / Nov 8th
New Mexico’s Medical Advisory Board has voted 5-1 to add “opioid use disorder” to the list of conditions approved for… Read More
Study: Medical Cannabis Increases Pain Relief, Decreases Opiate Use
Tue / Mar 1st
In recent years, pundits and politicians have declared the uptick in opiate addiction and overdoses an epidemic. Recent studies have shown… Read More
U.S. Opioid Overdoses at Record High: It’s Time to Wake Up
Thu / Dec 24th OPINION
Most people today are likely aware of the fact that the United States is smack dab in the middle of a prescription painkiller overdose epidemic. Awareness, however,… Read More
Herbal Cannabis Assists Patients in Treatment for Opioid Dependence, Study Confirms
Wed / Dec 2nd
According to a new study published in Drug & Alcohol Dependence, cannabis helped subjects manage withdrawal symptoms while undergoing treatment… Read More
Vancouver Researchers Urge Canadian Doctors to Prescribe Medical Cannabis Over Opioids
Sun / Oct 18th
Vancouver HIV/AIDS researchers have published an editorial urging Canadian doctors to prescribe medical marijuana instead of opioids, which tend to… Read More
Painkiller Drug Companies Are Directly Funding Prominent Anti-Marijuana Arguments
Thu / Sep 11th OPINION
It should come as no surprise that the multi-billion dollar companies behind our society’s most popular and deadly painkillers are suspected to have been lobbying for… Read More
