First Meeting Of Trump’s Opioid Commission: Will It Be Effective?
Originally published at blog.NORML.org
Today, the Office of National Drug Control Policy convened it’s first meeting of President Trump’s “Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis.”
The Commission is tasked with making recommendations for improving the Federal response to opioid misuse and abuse.
Best evidence informs us that medical marijuana access is associated with reduced levels of opioid-related abuse, hospitalization, and mortality. Nonetheless, this administration continues to express skepticism with regard to the safety and efficacy of medical marijuana.
Today in The Hill newspaper, NORML Deputy Director Paul Armentano writes:
With opioid overdose deaths having risen four-fold since 1999, it is imperative that lawmakers and public health experts approach this issue with an open mind and remain willing to entertain all potential alternatives.
For many patients, cannabis provides a safe and effective substitute for the use of opioids and other potentially harmful substances. Committee members should set their political ideologies aside and give strong consideration to this rapidly growing body of scientific evidence.
You can read the full piece in The Hill by clicking here.
It is crucial that our government hear from us. Click here to send a message to the Commission urging them to include medical marijuana as part of any national response to the opioid crisis.
Source: http://blog.norml.org/2017/06/16/first-meeting-of-trumps-opioid-commission-will-it-be-effective/
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First you have to direct our attention to any commission that has been effective against any addiction. Ever… even AA can only claim a 5% success rate.