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Medical cannabis program in New York suffers from lack of sales and patient demand

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen October 5, 2017

The New York state medical cannabis program continues to struggle with a lack of sales, tax revenue and demand.  Since the program launched two years ago, state tax-collection data revealed the five...

Expensive medical cannabis products drive New York patients to black market

Expensive medical cannabis products drive New York patients to black market

Sara Tiradossi October 3, 2017

New York State is facing a problem in the medical cannabis industry: it is offering a limited selection of medical cannabis products at an overly expensive price. Medical patients in New York State...

Study: 9 out of 10 doctors unprepared to prescribe medical cannabis

Study: 9 out of 10 doctors unprepared to prescribe medical cannabis

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 20, 2017

A new study found 9 out of 10 medical professionals said they were unprepared to prescribe medical cannabis to patients. The study was published by the Drug and Alcohol Dependence Journal and surveyed...

Study: cannabis use lowers hospital mortality rate in trauma patients

Study: cannabis use lowers hospital mortality rate in trauma patients

August 10, 2017

According to a study published by The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, trauma patients who tested positive for cannabis upon admission to the intensive care unit were less likely to die during...

Largest CBD survey says half of people who use CBD stop taking traditional medicines

Largest CBD survey says half of people who use CBD stop taking traditional medicines

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 8, 2017

The largest survey on cannabidiol (CBD) to date found nearly half of participants were more likely to stop taking their traditional medications after using CBD. The survey was conducted by Brightfield...

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