Smoking marijuana has long been known to give people the “munchies,” but a recent study has suggested that its legalization for medical purposes could actually lead to a decrease in obesity rates. This is due in part to marijuana’s pain-killing properties, which enable users to lead more active lives, and in part to a “spillover” effect, whereby increased availability causes some people to smoke marijuana instead of consuming high-calorie alcohol.
The study, which was published in Health Economics, examined data recorded between 1990 and 2012 as part of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), which contains information about various aspects of participants’ lifestyles. By tracking changes in these responses as new medical marijuana laws (MMLs) came into effect, and cross-referencing these changes with fluctuations in participants’ body mass, the researchers concluded the introduction of these laws generated a measurable improvement in obesity.
Interestingly, this effect cannot be attributable
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