Cannabis Associated with Reduced Opioid Use and Eased Withdrawal — Federally Funded Study

A new federally funded study found that cannabis use for opioid withdrawal was significantly associated with self-reported reductions in opioid use. The researchers concluded that improved legal access to cannabis could reduce the health and social harms of opioid use, particularly among populations at high risk of overdose. The study is notable as federal-level research supporting cannabis’s potential as an opioid substitute.

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