TIMES UNION: VIREO HEALTH SEES REPLACING OPIOIDS WITH MEDICAL MARIJUANA
A medical marijuana company operating in Minnesota and New York is proposing cannabis as a potential way to wean Americans off narcotic painkillers. Vireo Health has issued a “draft protocol” — a working paper for others to improve — laying out a potential method for doctors to replace opioids prescribed for pain with medical marijuana. The suggestion comes amid a national epidemic of opioid abuse and deaths from overdoses. It is also consistent with what Vireo sees some of its...
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