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Survey: Many Medical Cannabis Patients Cease Using Opioids

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(Source: NORML)

Chicago, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 17, 2017

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By: Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director

More than two out of three medical marijuana patients substitute cannabis in place of opioids, according to survey data compiled by Aclara Research, a Chicago-based consulting firm.

Sixty-seven percent of respondents reported that they ceased their opioid use after initiating cannabis therapy. Twenty-nine percent of respondents said that cannabis allowed them to decrease their use of opioids.

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