Gov. Herbert’s objections to the medical marijuana initiative: moral opinion or unbiased view of facts? He calls for more and better research. Maybe he should look at the research of the 29 states currently allowing medical cannabis.
According to the American Academy of Pain Medicine, in 2010, states with legalized medical marijuana saw approximately 1,700 fewer opiate-related overdose deaths. “We found there was about a 25 percent lower rate of prescription painkiller overdose deaths on average after implementation of a medical marijuana law,” lead study author Marcus Bachhuber said.
Harvard Medical School reports (Peter Grinspoon, MD) show medical marijuana has beneficial results for fibromyalgia, endometriosis, and other conditions where the final common pathway is chronic pain.