Legal Medical Marijuana Tied To Lower Opioid Use, Another Study Finds

Marijuana Moment
By Kimberly LawsonMay 29, 2019, 1:01 pm232 pts
Adding to the ever-growing body of research that suggests legal access to marijuana may help mitigate the opioid crisis, a new study found that states with medical cannabis laws have seen a drop in opioid prescriptions for people aged 55 and younger. Researchers from the University of Texas investigated…

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