New Study Makes A Serious Public Health Case For Medical Marijuana : thinkprogress

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New Study Makes A Serious Public Health Case For Medical Marijuana

New Study Makes A Serious Public Health Case For Medical Marijuana

Health New Study Makes A Serious Public Health Case For Medical Marijuana CREDIT: ShutterstockStates that legalized marijuana as a medical alternative saw a drop in prescription drug use, according to a new study published in July in Health Affairs — suggesting that medical marijuana may be one way to combat the United States' deadly opioid epidemic.The researchers, a father-daughter team at the University of Georgia, combed through three years of prescription data filled under Medicare Part D between 2010 to 2013.Then they looked specifically at nine conditions for which marijuana can be used as an alternative treatment: anxiety, depression, glaucoma, nausea, pain, psychosis, seizures, sleep disorders, and spasticity.


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Group Opposing Arkansas Medical Marijuana Says It Will Lead To Broader Use

Group Opposing Arkansas Medical Marijuana Says It Will Lead To Broader Use

An effort is forming to oppose ballot initiatives that would legalize medial marijuana, saying it would lead to increased use of the drug and, eventually, full legalization.The Coalition for Safer Arkansas Communities held an informational meeting Friday that included a message from Terry Benham of Impact Management, who is managing the group's campaign, Keep Arkansas Safe.The main speaker was Little Rock native and Colorado resident Henny Laster of Smart Colorado, a group that opposes marijuana legalization in that state.


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Cities And Towns Demand Big Money From Medical Marijuana Facilities « CBS Boston

Cities And Towns Demand Big Money From Medical Marijuana Facilities « CBS Boston

BOSTON (CBS) — In the four years since Massachusetts voters gave the green light to medical marijuana, only six facilities have opened across the entire state–and it may be because cities and towns require large payments to approve them.Boston attorney Jim Smith, who represents a medical marijuana company, says it can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars for such a facility to get a license."This happens in no other industry," he told WBZ NewsRadio 1030's Carl Stevens.


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Study Finds Drop In Prescription Drugs In Medical Marijuana States

Study Finds Drop In Prescription Drugs In Medical Marijuana States

John Vizcaino / Reuters A new study found that states with legalized medical marijuana in 2013 saved $165.2 million in national Medicare program and enrollee spending.States looking for a way to reduce Medicare spending and prescription drug use may want to turn to legalizing medical marijuana, a new study suggests.The District of Columbia and the 17 states that had medical marijuana as an alternative to prescription drugs in 2013 saved an estimated total of $165.2 million in Medicare program and enrollee spending that year, researchers at the University of Georgia reported in the journal Health Affairs this month.