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10/06/2016 / By JD Heyes

US Attorney General admits prescription painkillers are the gateway drug, not marijuana

For years advocates of legalizing marijuana for recreational use have emphatically stated that there is no evidence that suggests that pot serves as a “gateway drug” – that is, cannabis use leads to the abuse of other, more potent drugs. Proponents of the cause have been pointing out for years that there are other, more […]

01/27/2016 / By Greg White

Opioid-related deaths decrease by 25 percent in states with medical marijuana program

Illinois recently launched its medical marijuana program, providing patients with the option to choose cannabis over addictive, expensive and sometimes deadly prescription drugs. But it’s not just Illinois that is reaping the medicinal benefits of marijuana. According to a study published in the prestigious journal JAMA Internal Medicine, states where medical cannabis is legal report fewer deaths […]

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