{"id":52549,"date":"2020-11-17T18:24:07","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T18:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/women-are-more-likely-to-trade-prescribed-meds-for-medical-marijuana-study-finds\/"},"modified":"2020-11-17T18:24:07","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T18:24:07","slug":"women-are-more-likely-to-trade-prescribed-meds-for-medical-marijuana-study-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/news\/women-are-more-likely-to-trade-prescribed-meds-for-medical-marijuana-study-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"Women Are More Likely to Trade Prescribed Meds for Medical Marijuana, Study Finds"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A new study is reporting some notable differences between genders<\/u><\/a> when it comes to medical marijuana. One primary difference, the study states<\/u><\/a>, is that women are more likely than men to cut down on traditional medications once they start using doctor-prescribed weed. <\/p>\n

Additionally, the study also indicates that women use their medical cannabis to address a greater variety of health issues than men. Female participants were also less likely to have their medical marijuana use supported by either their primary care provider or by a physician specialist. <\/p>\n

That lack of doctor support may be a factor in why, according to the study, women were also less likely than men to reach out for further medical assistance. <\/p>\n

\u201cMen report higher levels of support for [medical cannabis] use from both specialist and primary care physicians,\u201d the study states, \u201cwhile women were significantly more likely to increase use of cannabis after acquiring an [medical cannabis] card, and to discontinue prescription medications through [medical cannabis] use.\u201d<\/p>\n