Marijuana is an approved medical treatment for opioid addiction in Pennsylvania. But Ed Mahon of SpotlightPA discovered that researchers don’t recommend cannabis as a primary treatment for opioid abuse — and that questionable claims by cannabis certification companies could put people’s lives in danger. Lead Producer Matt Stroud talks with Mahon today about his reporting, and whether anyone can stop these companies from making these claims.
Read Mahon’s reporting for SpotlightPA here:
https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2022/02/pennsylvania-medical-marijuana-addiction-misleading-dangerous-websites/
And more about Diamonte Walker’s exit from the URA here: https://www.wesa.fm/development-transportation/2022-03-25/pittsburgh-ura-powerhouse-diamonte-walker-to-leave-the-agency
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