This commentary is provided by the Medical Marijuana Education and Research Initiative (MMERI) of Florida A&M University.

As the opioid crisis continues to ravage the United States, more and more people are looking to cannabis as a solution. In Connecticut, new proposals mean this state may add opioid withdrawal to ...

January 31, 2008 — Cannabis withdrawal is clinically important and warrants inclusion in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM), researchers argue in an article in the January 1 issue of Drug and ...

Mar. 23 -- FRIDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- The effects of withdrawal from marijuana use can be as bad as what people experience when they stop smoking cigarettes, including irritability, anger and ...

It's just one of several studies going on at the UK Cannabis Center, created by Kentucky House Bill 604 in 2022 to research the health impacts of marijuana. Researchers will gather individuals who use ...

Marijuana helps people with substance misuse disorders stay off opioids or reduce their use, maintain treatment, and manage withdrawal symptoms, a new federally funded study finds. Researchers at the ...

As marijuana use becomes more prevalent, a severe illness linked to frequent cannabis use is also on the rise. Cannabinoid (or Cannabis) hyperemesis syndrome, also known as CHS, is an often ...

When the Supreme Court ruled last week that federal authorities have the power to prosecute individuals for the possession and use of medical marijuana, even in the 11 states that permit it, the news ...

Substance withdrawal is the process the body goes through after discontinuing or reducing the amount of an addictive substance (e.g., nicotine, alcohol, opiates, and other drugs). Withdrawal symptoms ...

Professionals shared concerns about over-prescription, youth access, mental health impacts and blurring between medical and recreational use.