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Elizabeth Warren asks CDC to consider legal marijuana as alternative painkiller
Source: Guardian
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Source: Guardian
Elizabeth Warren asks CDC to consider legal marijuana as alternative painkiller
The Massachusetts senator called for more research to be done on medical marijuana and prescription opioid addiction amid abuse and overdose epidemic
Amanda Holpuch in New York
@holpuch
Friday 12 February 2016 08.00 EST
Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren has asked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to consider the role legal marijuana could play in the prescription opioid epidemic.
Warren asked for more research into medical marijuana and painkiller addiction in a letter to the CDC director, Thomas Friedan.
“Opioid abuse is a national concern and warrants swift and immediate action,” Warren wrote.
Her request comes as politicians, including the presidential nominees, search for the best response to the opioid epidemic.
Read more: Elizabeth Warren asks CDC to consider legal marijuana as alternative painkiller
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