THE LEGALIZATION OF MEDICAL marijuana may reduce opioid use in cancer patients.
As of 2022, medical marijuana for pain relief is legal in 37 states and Washington, D.C. Living in these states is associated with a lower rate of opioid dispensing in patients receiving cancer treatments, a paper published on December 1 in the journal JAMA Oncology says.
Results of the study show that medical marijuana legalization was associated with