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Cannabis has benefits for both personal and medicinal use. For personal use, there is no other intoxicant with negligible toxicity making overdosing an impossibility. For those suffering from ailments treatable with cannabis, the latter is a far safer option than pharmaceutical opioids, sedatives, and anti-psychotic medicines frequently prescribed to treat the same illnesses as cannabis. In a study published in June 2020 in Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research concluded that patients treated with medical cannabis report better quality of life and greater health satisfaction than patients prescribed standard pharmaceutical medications. The study concluded that patients treated with medicinal cannabis posed less of a drain on healthcare resources than those prescribed prescription drugs. Hemp is similarly a form of cannabis with low levels of THC and has multiple industrial uses as well as ecological benefits in reducing greenhouse gasses.