The Maltese Authority for the Responsible Use of Cannabis (ARUC) has announced the criteria for opening a cannabis club.
Opioid use decreased following cannabis therapy and this decline grew more significantly over time.
Dr Nat Wright, clinical advisor to AltoVerde, discusses the role of cannabis in tackling substance misuse and the over-prescribing of opioids.
Researchers found a reduction of 26% in pharmacy-based distribution of codeine in states where cannabis was legal.
Draft regulations for the legalisation of medicinal cannabis in Spain are expected any day.
More than half of those surveyed said it helped them to reduce their use of other pain medications.
The guidelines were prompted by concerns that cannabis can potentially interact with anaesthesia.
More than 4,300 cannabis studies were published worldwide in the last 12 months.
A 20-year US study shows alcohol abuse is declining while the consumption of cannabis edibles is on the rise.
Cancer patients used less opioids to manage their pain in states where medical cannabis had been legalised.
