Marijuana Legalization Causes ‘Significant Decline’ In Opioid Overdoses, New Research Finds

Marijuana Moment
By Kimberly LawsonAug 8, 2019, 2:00 pm113 pts
Two new studies find that opioid-related deaths decline when states legalize access to marijuana. In fact, when adult-use cannabis laws are in place, the rate of opioid overdoses declines by at least 20 percent. Both papers, published in the journal Economic Inquiry, not only show the impact of passing such…

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