Study: Cannabis Mitigates Pain in Patients with Refractory Gastroparesis, Is Associated with Improvements in In-Hospital Mortality

Patients who consume cannabis possessed "better hospitalization outcomes, including decreased length of stay and improved in-hospital mortality" as compared to those with no history of use. 

Survey: Arthritis Patients Likely to Report Improvements Following CBD Therapy

"These findings suggest that CBD could be an alternative to opioids for the treatment of arthritic pain," authors concluded.

Analysis: Medical Cannabis Access Not Associated with Increases in Problematic Use by Young People

"Our findings suggest that medical marijuana legalization may have a negligible effect (if any) on cannabis use disorders in this population group."

Study: Cannabis Use Associated with Lower BMI Among Those with HIV/HCV

Consistent with prior research, scientists determined that a history of marijuana use was "inversely associated with BMI." 

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