Research continues to shatter the myth that marijuana is effective medicine.
A major study published last month in the prestigious Cochrane Library found “no clear evidence” that medical marijuana helps with pain relief.
The review analyzed 21 high-quality clinical studies involving nearly 2,200 participants and found that THC-dominant medicines, CBD-dominant medicines, and balanced THC/CBD medicines all failed to provide meaningful pain relief compared to a placebo.
This research contradicts years of claims by groups who have promoted “medical” marijuana in Arkansas and elsewhere around the country.
Today’s marijuana is not the same drug from decades past — and it certainly is not “medicine.” Modern marijuana products are far more potent and more dangerous. High-potency marijuana can trigger serious mental health problems.
From deadly heart disease and cancer to stroke, mental illness, and birth defects, marijuana has been found time and time again to be dangerous.
Arkansans should be skeptical of any effort to expand so-called “medical” marijuana in our state.
Marijuana may be many things, but “harmless” simply is not one of them.
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