Anything That Helps –
Feb. 17, 2019 – Right now, Maryland legislators are considering a new bill that would add opioid use disorder to the list of conditions qualified to be treated with medical marijuana. The new legislation sees Maryland follow the lead of states like Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey, which have approved similar measures in recent months. Advocates hope that the bill will boost awareness of medical marijuana’s potential as a cure for the opioid epidemic raging across America. “People are educated enough now to understand that medical cannabis can help with pain, but until it becomes brought to the public’s attention more, I don’t think it’s a go-to to deal with opioid abuse disorder. And it should be,” Gail Rand – the chief financial officer for the medical marijuana cultivator ForwardGro – told The Washington Post.
