Study: Enactment of Medical Cannabis Laws Associated with Reduced Opioid Reliance

Authors reported, "[S]urvey respondents living in states with medical cannabis legislation are much less apt to report using opioid analgesics than [are] people living in states without such laws," even after controlling for potential confounding variables.

Court Dismisses Case Demanding DEA to Move Expeditiously to License Cannabis Cultivators

However, most of those applications have been before DEA for several years, and the agency still has yet to provide any explicit timeline regarding when, if ever, it intends to act on them.

Clinical Trial: Cannabis Oil Capsules Provide Weight Gain in Patients with Advanced Cancer

The twice-daily intake of capsules containing plant-derived oil extracts of THC and CBD is associated with weight gain in patients with cancer-related cachexia and anorexia.

New Mexico: Governor's Task Force Issues Adult-Use Marijuana Recommendations

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham said, "I look forward to working with the Legislature to get a bill to my desk next year."

Study: Taxation on Retail Cannabis Sales Influences Buying Behaviors

"[I]n response to the tax-induced price increase in Oregon, it appears that proximity to the Washington recreational market caused some consumers in Oregon and in Washington to substitute Washington marijuana for Oregon marijuana," authors concluded.

Study Finds Minor Changes in Traffic Fatalities Five Years Following Adult-Use Legalization

The enactment of adult-use legalization in Colorado and Washington has been associated with non-significant changes in traffic fatalities, according to data published in the journal Accident Analysis and Prevention.

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