The Health Benefits of Marijuana and Related Regulatory Policies : A Conversation with Paul Armentano (January 24th)
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Listen Now This past November, voters in seven states legalized marijuana either for medical or for recreational use. Twenty-nine states have now legalized cannabis for medicinal use (and of these eight, along with the District of Columbia, for recreational use). Despite growing state legalization, the debate concerning marijuana's health effects continues. Recently, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) published an extensive scientific review of research literature published since 1999 to reach nearly 100 conclusions about its therapeutic benefits including in the treatment for chronic pain in adults, chemotherapy-related nausea and vomiting and Multiple Sclerosis-related spasticity. Despite state approval and demonstrated health benefits, at the federal level, marijuana is still classified as a Schedule I controlled substance (along with, e.g., heroin), and its use illegal.
The Health Benefits of Marijuana and Related Regulatory Policies : A Conversation with Paul Armentano (January 24th)
The Health Benefits of Marijuana and Related…
The Health Benefits of Marijuana and Related Regulatory Policies : A Conversation with Paul Armentano (January 24th)
Listen Now This past November, voters in seven states legalized marijuana either for medical or for recreational use. Twenty-nine states have now legalized cannabis for medicinal use (and of these eight, along with the District of Columbia, for recreational use). Despite growing state legalization, the debate concerning marijuana's health effects continues. Recently, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) published an extensive scientific review of research literature published since 1999 to reach nearly 100 conclusions about its therapeutic benefits including in the treatment for chronic pain in adults, chemotherapy-related nausea and vomiting and Multiple Sclerosis-related spasticity. Despite state approval and demonstrated health benefits, at the federal level, marijuana is still classified as a Schedule I controlled substance (along with, e.g., heroin), and its use illegal.