People who use medical cannabis are less likely to abuse opioids

Could plant medicine be the solution to the pharma industry-created opioid epidemic? Despite being marked with stigmata, the cannabis plant has continued to prove its medicinal value — even under strict (and nonsensical) prohibition via the federal government. Multiple studies have shown that marijuana, when used medicinally, reduces the risk of opioid abuse — and some research has even suggested that medical cannabis can help opioid users overcome their addiction.

Certainly, the plant’s plethora of uses for medicinal purposes explains why it’s so heavily prohibited; to legalize cannabis would, ultimately, delegitimize the entire pharmaceutical industry — or at least their biggest cash cows: Painkillers.