New Study finds cannabis Legalization Linked To Reductions In Opioid
According to a new study, state-level cannabis legalization is associated with a reduction in the number of prescriptions for opiate drugs
A paper published last week in the New York Times looked at data on prescription drug shipments in 11 states that legalized cannabis for adult use between 2010 and 2019.
There is a correlation between recreational legalization and a reduction in retail pharmacy-based codeine distribution.
The researchers from Yale University, George Mason University, the University of Southern California, and the University of Buffalo said that the same trend wasn't observed for other drugs. The study found that creational legalization may help reduce opiate misuse, as codeine is a lower-potency opiate.
The study authors said that their findings were consistent with the hypothesis that there was a decrease in the use of prescription drugs. The primary data source for this research article was the Drug Enforcement Administration.
The authors wrote that they were the first study to use cannabis data to study the effects of legalization.
They said that the impact of legalization on codeine prescriptions became more pronounced over time.
The reduction in the distribution of codeine is of particular interest because it is likely to be diverted and misused. We can't rule out that these reductions are due to a reduction in the use of codeine as prescribed, but the lack of other reductions and limitations in Opioid Dispensing suggests that this is not the case. The literature on MCLs shows that they affect reductions in the distribution of a variety of drugs that don't have high misuse rates.
One in three chronic pain patients report using cannabis as a treatment option, and most that group has used marijuana as a substitute for other pain medications, according to a recent study by the American Medical Association.
A recent study by the American Medical Association found that state-level medical cannabis legalization is associated with a decrease in opiate prescriptions. A study that was released in September found that prescribing people legal access to medical cannabis can help patients reduce their use of opiate painkillers or cease use altogether.
The pharmaceutical cartel takes a severe economic hit after legalized cannabis, with an average market loss of nearly $10 billion for drugmakers per each legalization event.
No shortage of anecdotal reports, data-based studies, and observational analyses show that some people use cannabis as an alternative to traditional pharmaceuticals. A research paper that analyzed Medicaid data found that the use of prescription drugs for multiple conditions was reduced when marijuana was legalized for adult use.
State-level cannabis legalization is not associated with increased youth cannabis use, according to a study funded by a top federal drug agency. More than 4,000 studies were published on marijuana and its components. A new study shows that marijuana improves sex and could help close the gap between men and women.
War on Drugs Locked Him Up, Now a Cannabis Entrepreneur Running NYC Marijuana Shop
When the war on marijuana swept through the New York City housing project where he lived, he ended up in and out of jail. He doesn't want to talk about it. He opened the state's first legal cannabis dispensary to be run by a person who was previously punished under New York's old drug laws.
The shop opened to the public with the state's help. The first to benefit from the cannabis program that set aside dispensary licenses for consumers with cannabis-related criminal convictions in New York. The state's tightly controlled supply of dispensary licenses will be aided by a $200 million public-private fund. The money is intended to help fix the damage done by the war on drugs.
People can make things happen by coming together to fix something. As he prepared for the store's opening, he said he was a living example of that.
New York legalized the recreational use of marijuana in March of 2021. In November, 36 licenses were awarded. The state has reserved 150 dispensary licenses for people with past convictions. Kathy Hochul hopes that the venture will serve as a model for other would-be entrepreneurs.
Hochul said last week that the dispensary was the latest example of their efforts to build the most equitable and inclusive cannabis industry.
A new dispensary owned by those most impacted by the over-policing of cannabis prohibition will open soon. I look forward to that. Like many others, he was locked up for minor offenses when he was younger. He was away for months after being convicted in 1991. He said that talking about it would bring back trauma.
He has been in the property management business for 15 years and is currently in charge of a transitional housing facility. He needs business experience to get a dispensary license.
The NY's 2nd legal cannabis dispensary opened. While work is being done at the storefront, Smacked is opening as a popup dispensary. The pop-up location will be open until February 20 as management tries to get the business up and running. The store will be run by his wife and son.
They will have to compete with many illegal shops in New York. When he opened his store, he knew another unlicensed store would be. Ninety operations have been shut down by the task force.
He grew up in a part of the city where young men used to get high. We were not very well off. He said that the project was rife with poverty and drugs. My mother ensured that we were always fed. He remembered police patrolling the projects. He said that sometimes they would come up and down the block. They will come out of nowhere and look for us. If they found drugs on you, you would be locked up.
I started getting locked up for cannabis in 1991 and was sucked into the streets at that time. He said it was a long time ago.
When his son began selling marijuana to support his family, he became alarmed.</p><p>He didn't want his son to go down that road and jam himself up. That's right. There is an illegal cannabis campaign in NYC.
1,400 shops in the city are doing it illegally, even though only one store has permission to sell cannabis. There is a report by Erica Byfield.
Conner and his family decided to apply for a dispensary license after the state opened up a legal market. According to his son, he had to step back and listen to his father. The man said there was a legal way to do what he was doing now. I want to go into the right way of doing it. The Bronx Cannabis Hub supported individuals applying for the first round of licenses.
The hundreds of cannabis customers who waited in in-line during the early morning hours Tuesday said they were there to help the owner. Coss Martin is hoping to get a cannabis conviction because he feels this is some sort of reparation. I'm living in the dream.
