High Patient Interest in Cannabis for Parkinson's, But Few Use It
One year ago - By Medscape
Most patients in a large survey knew that cannabis was legally available as a treatment, but relatively few used it. Most users reported beneficial effects.
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Read more ...Legal cannabis dispensaries tied to lower opioid-related mortalities
One year ago - By Healio
Access to medical and recreational cannabis dispensaries was associated with reductions in opioid-related mortality in counties where cannabis is legal in the United States, according to research published in BMJ.
“Our findings suggest that higher storefront cannabis dispensary counts are associated with reduced opioid-related mortality rates at the county level,” Greta Hsu, PhD, professor of management at the Graduate School of Management at University of California, Davis, and colleagues wrote. “This association holds for both medical and recreational dispensaries, and
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