A Texas law significantly expanding the state’s medical marijuana program by adding qualifying conditions for patients has officially gone into effect as of Monday. And a new poll shows that a vast majority of consumers agree that people with one of those new conditions in particular, chronic pain, stand to benefit.
Under the newly implemented law signed by Gov. Greg Abbott (R), patients can receive a medical marijuana recommendations for several additional conditions, and regulators must also approve licenses for more dispensaries. The chronic pain qualification is one of the most notable changes, as cannabis is commonly recommended for that ailment in other legal states.
A new survey from the marijuana telehealth platform NuggMD shows that many consumers—91 percent–feel cannabis is especially effective in the treatment of that condition.
That includes about 65 percent who said it is “very effective” and 26 percent who said it’s “mildly effective” in pain management. Only four percent of respondents said marijuana it “not sufficiently effective” for chronic pain.
Via NuggMD.
“Per federal data, at least two million Texans use cannabis regularly. While I don’t know how many of them will qualify for access under the newly reformed law, our polling data shows that
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