In a recent double-blinded study [1] examining the attitudes of pain specialists and oncologists toward the use of MMJ, only 38% of these physicians in the USA are recommending MMJ to their patients for treating the symptoms of their disease and/or the side effects of their therapy. Furthermore, among those physicians who have never recommended MMJ […]
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Former Big Pharma Exec Makes the Switch From OxyContin to Marijuana
John Stewart used to run the pharmaceutical company behind the narcotic painkiller OxyContin. Now he is banking on medical marijuana. Mr Stewart does not know which is more controversial these days, OxyContin or pot. He guesses the average person would give “a bigger negative” to the powerful and controversial painkiller that has been linked to […]
DEA and Big Pharma: The Tangled Web of the Opioid Crisis
By Ralph Morgan Cannabis Industry leaders and activists are seemingly the only two groups with a sense of urgency to find a reasonable alternative pain remedy to replace synthetic opioids. Pharmaceuticals are responsible for a death every 19 minutes. Big Pharma, in order to preserve pride and profit, is funding opposition to deter cannabis legalization […]
Big Pharma Seeks to Capitalize on Pain-Reducing Compound Derived From Cannabis
The medicinal properties of cannabidiol (better known as CBD), a compound found in the Cannabis sativa L. plant species, are quickly drawing the attention of scientists, plant-medicine lovers, dietary-supplement companies, venture capitalists, professional athletes and Big Pharma — not to mention people living with serious, chronic medical conditions. Insiders predict the burgeoning market will be […]
Big Pharma Expresses Interest in Medical Cannabis
At least once a week, Steve McDonald drives from his home in Irvine to an industrial stretch of Santa Ana filled with auto shops and home-improvement wholesalers. Inside a beige storefront, McDonald consults with young budtenders about the jars of raw cannabis flowers and rows of infused edibles that fill the shelves at From the […]
One Thing Is Clear: Big Pharma Does Not Want Legalization
There’s a body of research showing that painkiller abuse and overdose are lower in states with medical marijuana laws. These studies have generally assumed that when medical marijuana is available, pain patients are increasingly choosing pot over powerful and deadly prescription narcotics. But that’s always been just an assumption. Now a new study, released in the […]
