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Fed Health Official: Cannabis Industry Borrowing Marketing Tactics From Tobacco, Alcohol Industries
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 - 11:27pm | 471Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), has raised concerns over the cannabis industry’s marketing strategies, drawing parallels with tactics used by the alcohol and tobacco industries. In a blog post published last week, Volkow highlighted that older adults...
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Cannabis And Seniors: New Study Finds 'Sizable Reduction In Pain Severity,' Improved General Health, Mood, Sleep
Thursday, June 20, 2024 - 2:24pm | 435A recent study on medical marijuana’s impact on older adults confirms similar research that marijuana has significant therapeutic benefits, including improvements in health, well-being, sleep and mood. The research, published in the journal Drugs and Aging on June 17, reports “sizable...