Cost Savings of Medical Marijuana has more to do with why pharmaceutical companies are fighting legal marijuana than any other reason they advertise. There’s a body of research showing that painkiller abuse and overdose are lower in states with medical marijuana laws. These studies have generally assumed that when medical marijuana is available,...
There are no documented deaths from a marijuana overdose, but that doesn’t mean pot is harmless. “The main risk of cannabis is losing control of your cannabis intake,” Mark Kleiman, a drug policy expert at New York University’s Marron Institute, said. “That’s going to have consequences in terms of the...
While Big Pharma is one of the better-known losers in legal medical marijuana, some of the other opponents who lose big may not be so clearly seen. Opponents of marijuana legalization argue that decriminalizing pot increases crime, creates juvenile delinquents and can even lead to more marijuana-related deaths. But there...
It’s inconsistent to oppose Medical Marijuana because of insufficient testing and not demand that the FDA and DEA reclassify it to allow more testing. We need a Medical Marijuana friendly Attorney General. We also need to have Medical Marijuana treated the same as Alcohol and Tobacco–legal federally and regulated by...
“Arguably, the most important public policies we have in the United States have come from nonprofit organizations lobbying for their causes…. These achievements may be largely attributed to the strong leadership of executive directors and board members who knew that direct service alone would not change the flawed or missing...
What is “Medical Marijuana”? Marijuana’s incredible healing properties come from its high cannabidiol (CBD) content and critical levels of medical terpenes and flavonoids. It also contains some tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the molecule that gives the psychoactive effect, which most recreational users are after. Through traditional plant breeding techniques and seed exchanges,...
It’s inconsistent to oppose Medical Marijuana because of insufficient testing and not demand that the FDA and DEA reclassify it to allow more testing. We need a Medical Marijuana friendly Attorney General. We also need to have Medical Marijuana treated the same as Alcohol and Tobacco–legal federally and regulated by...
Even as many states and Washington, DC, allow marijuana, the federal government still strictly prohibits pot. Under the scheduling system, the federal government classifies marijuana as a schedule 1 drug, meaning it’s perceived to have no medical value and a high potential for abuse. The classification puts marijuana in the same category as...
By Tom Angell A prominent Democratic U.S. senator is slamming pharmaceutical companies for opposing marijuana legalization. “To them it’s competition for chronic pain, and that’s outrageous because we don’t have the crisis in people who take marijuana for chronic pain having overdose issues,” Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York said....
America is the most medicated nation on earth, with some 70 percent of Americans taking prescription drugs—yet we have worse health outcomes than other industrialized countries. Part of the problem may be the drugs themselves. We don’t know much about the drugs we prescribe. But as physicians, we have very little good information...
