This confuses me a bit so I thought I'd get some opinions. I recently read a local whitepaper, which talked about how states like Massachusetts have legalized the use of medical marijuana to treat opioid addiction. Some of these addiction centers have success rates as high as 75%! I haven't done a lot of research, but I believe other addiction treatments don't even come close to a 75% success rate. Not only that, but other treatment drugs like methadone can be really harmful. I live in PA which legalized medical marijuana, but has not authorized its use for opioid addiction treatment. Why aren't states pushing harder for this when it's so blatantly the right choice?
Source: http://theslocumfirm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Utilization-of-Cannabis-for-Pain-Relief-and-Opioid-Addiction-White-Paper.pdf?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=whitepaper&utm_campaign=downloadpaper
Source: http://theslocumfirm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Utilization-of-Cannabis-for-Pain-Relief-and-Opioid-Addiction-White-Paper.pdf?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=whitepaper&utm_campaign=downloadpaper