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NEW YORK — Can legalizing marijuana fight the problem of opioid addiction and fatal overdoses? Two new studies in the debate suggest it may. Pot can relieve chronic pain in adults,
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While the opioid crisis may be just another bad news story to some, it's tragically touched countless Americans who have lost a friend, co-worker, classmate or family member. After my half-brother
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At noon, the state's portal for recreational marijuana licenses will go live, giving some businesses the chance to submit a bid to join the industry. And though the creation of a
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Cochise County Supervisors voted in favor of joining hundreds of other city, county and state governments in mass action litigation against companies that make opioid medications. "There's no question that the
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Although Maine's adult-use industry is stuck in legal limbo – recreational cannabis sales are not likely to begin until 2019 – it is legal for adults older than 21 to grow, possess and
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Now, the pharmaceutical manufacturing and distribution industry could be on track to settle another landmark public health lawsuit, as municipalities across the U.S. file suit seek damages for costs stemming from the
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The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs has released its list of more than 200 medical marijuana establishments statewide that received cease-and-desist letters because they did not apply for a
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Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission will begin taking applications for "priority certification" on Monday of marijuana businesses. Operators of medical marijuana dispensaries seeking to expand into commercial sales are eligible
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Each new analysis of the opioid addiction crisis seems to produce evidence that the impact is even worse than the more than 42,000 known opioid overdose deaths in 2016.
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America's opioid crisis, as the people of New Hampshire know, is a public health challenge of unprecedented scale. The worst drug crisis in the ... That is the kind of leader
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A Rhode Island medical compassion center employee was recently denied financing for a mortgage -- after initial approval -- because his income was deemed unacceptable by a local mortgage lender for being from
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