Marijuana Reduces Prescription Drug Use
Medical marijuana has been known to help treat chronic pain and nausea but a new study suggests that pot also decreases the use of opiates and prescription painkillers. If every state in the U.S. were to legalize the substance, Americans would save millions of dollars a year through the federal Medicare program, a review of spending…
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