Here Are Some of the Obvious Ways Marijuana Benefits Society
Access to medicinal cannabis is improving Americans’ quality of life in ways few advocates could have initially predicted. As the number of people utilizing marijuana grows, so too does our understanding of its societal benefits. Here are some of the latest scientific findings:
More Pot, Fewer Opioids
Medical cannabis legalization is associated with lower rates of opioid abuse and mortality. According to compiled by the RAND Corporation in 2015, patients are far less likely to become addicted to opiate pain relievers in jurisdictions that permit medical marijuana. Fewer opioid addicts mean fewer deaths, says the Journal of the American Medical Association. Their 2014 study determined that opioid-related overdose deaths fall 20% in the first year after the implementation of legalization and decline by as much as 33% by the sixth year.
Reduced Prescription Drug Spending
It’s not just patients’ use of opiates that’s declining.
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