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The U.S. has come a long way since the days of Reefer Madness. Thirty states - most recently, West Virginia - and the District of Columbia have approved marijuana for either medical or Global Health Farms CBD Gummies recreational purposes. And polls suggest more Americans than ever - 61 percent - want marijuana legalized nationwide. While debate continues over marijuana's health benefits versus its risks, recent studies have placed cannabis squarely in the middle of the conversation over what has been called "the worst drug epidemic in U.S. history." And this time, some researchers say, marijuana might be a part of the solution. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, an estimated 90 people die every day from opioid overdose, and 16,000 a year from prescription opioids alone. Some observers link the epidemic to pharmaceuticals aggressively marketing highly addictive opioids since the 1990s, and doctors aggressively prescribing them to victims of chronic pain. Methadone, oxycodone and hydrocodone are the most commonly overdosed prescription opioids, according to the Centers for Disease Control.