YEAH BUDDY!! Then again I’ve believed that many should be using medical marijuana for many terminal issues, so then, cheers to WVa but don’t go burning any couches – PB/TK
West Virginia just legalized medical marijuana — and it could help deal with its huge opioid crisis – by
West Virginia’s medical marijuana measure is more limited than many other states’ laws. It will allow vaporization, along with pills, oils, gels, creams, ointments, tinctures, and other liquids. But it doesn’t allow smoking pot, and it doesn’t allow dispensaries to sell edibles. Qualifying conditions include terminal illnesses, cancer, HIV/AIDS, epilepsy, PTSD, and severe pain — all of which are standard for state medical marijuana laws. (Marijuana Policy Project, a pro-legalization group, has a broader rundown of the law.)
There’s evidence for marijuana’s medical use
A recent review of the research, from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, found that marijuana is promising for chronic pain, multiple sclerosis, and cancer patients.
The evidence for other medical conditions is weak. That’s not necessarily because pot isn’t effective for those conditions, but because the research is simply nonexistent or lacking. One big reason for that: The federal prohibition on marijuana has for years imposed harsh regulatory hurdles on research on pot — largely allowing studies into pot’s risks but not its benefits. That’s made it difficult for researchers to get a better grasp of the drug’s potential medical benefits.
Continue to vox.com article: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/4/7/15218096/west-virginia-medical-marijuana-opioids
