Marijuana Dispensaries Reduce Local Opioid Overdose Rates, Study Finds

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Marijuana Dispensaries Reduce Local Opioid Overdose Rates, Study Finds

Several studies have linked legal marijuana programs to lower rates of opioid overdoses, but most of that research has focused on broad, state-level data. Zoom in closer—to the county level—and the role of dispensaries where people can actually purchase cannabis becomes clear. Looking at mortality records from 2009 to 2015, a team of researchers investigated […]

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