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New York Study Shows Medical Cannabis Cuts Opioid Use | TDR Cannabis in 5
In this episode of TDR Cannabis in Five, host Shadd Dales breaks down a new study out of New York — first reported by Marijuana Moment — showing that medical cannabis patients significantly reduced their prescription opioid use, and kept those reductions going for well over a year. For anyone following the opioid crisis or the medical-cannabis conversation, this is an important development.Shadd explains how researchers analyzed verified prescription-monitoring data from 2018 through 2023, comparing chronic-pain patients who entered New York’s medical cannabis program to similar patients who…
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