Fox News: Will medical marijuana replace opioids in war on cancer?

As President Trump hints his probable support for the STATES Act, protecting legal marijuana states from federal law enforcement action and opening up the banking sector to cannabis cash, our go to MSM network for the national marijuana replacing opioids debate, FOX NEWS. (I know, strange days, but Neolibs HATE weed, Neocons love states rights)

The real question is, will BigPharma get in the game to protect the loss of profits from opioids? Duh! Just let us grow our flower while you put it in a pill. #FreeThePlant #FreeThePeople

FOX NEWS: “The misconception is that people are using that [medical marijuana] as an excuse to get high. The reality is our average patient is 55-years-old,” Spirtos said. “These people aren’t out drug seeking. These are real people with real problems that are looking for an alternative that may be more effective.”

Some doctors like Spirtos are looking into whether medical marijuana could turn into an alternative for opioids. Every day 116 people die from opioid-related drug overdoses in America.

A recent report in JAMA Internal Medicine, found a 14 percent reduction in opioid prescriptions in states that allow easy access to medical marijuana.

“In order to get someone off their opioids you need to duplicate that feeling of satisfaction, of comfort and that you do with the THC, on the other part you need the CBD to actually effect the inflammatory condition that is causing the actual pain,” Spirtos said.

THC and CBD are chemical compounds found in marijuana. For decades’ researchers have known that THC is responsible for the psychological cannabis high, but recent studies have shined light on CBD and its function on treating pain.

A 2017 research review report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine showed there was conclusive evidence that certain oral cannabinoids were effective in preventing and treating adults with chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.

Currently there are 29 states plus the District of Columbia that have passed laws legalizing medical marijuana, but federal regulations have made it complicated to conduct large-scale trials."

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