420 with CNW — Study Shows That Long-Term Use of Medical Cannabis Leads to Lower Opioid Dosages
A recent study published by the American Medical Association (AMA) found that patients with chronic pain who used medical cannabis for more than a month experienced a significant drop in the amount of opioids they were prescribed. The study, conducted by researchers at the New York Department of Health in collaboration with City University of New York and the Marijuana Management Office, examined 8,165 patients registered in the state's medical cannabis program. The researchers used data from the state’s medical marijuana programs from 2017 to 2019 to track how patients' opioid prescriptions changed over time. The data included patients who…