"Marijuana Legalization Associated with Less Use of Prescription Opioids..."

Marijuana Legalization Associated with Less Use of Prescription Opioids, Review of Longitudinal Studies Concludes- 2/2/23

Montreal, Canada: The adoption of state laws regulating the sale of cannabis to adults is strongly associated with reductions in the use of prescription opioids, according to a review of longitudinal studies published in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry.

Canadian investigators reviewed data from 32 longitudinal studies evaluating public health outcomes in states that legalized adult-use cannabis sales compared to jurisdictions that did not.

Consistent with prior analyses, researchers identified “robust associations” between the enactment of adult-use legalization and decreases in the public’s use of prescription opioids.

https://norml.org/news/2023/02/02/marijuana-legalization-associated-with-less-use-of-prescription-opioids-review-of-longitudinal-studies-concludes/?fbclid=IwAR2WNsMDEkKO2F5Hx9oWCqf9qAZUAeuygXFkSunhF_ryw1SSTBgFWDk4pQ0