AdvertisementMedical Marijuana's 'Catch-22': Limits On Research Hinder Patient ReliefApril 07, 2018Marisa TaylorMelissa BaileyfacebookEmailAnn Marie Owen walks with her husband, Bruce, near their home in Port Ewen, N.Y. Owen says the opioids prescribed by doctors made her feel sick and failed to ease her pain. Medical marijuana, she says, saved her life. (Allyse Pulliam for Kaiser Health News)