Study Finds Link Between Marijuana Legalization and Decrease in Demand for Opioids
These findings are consistent with other research on marijuana legalization and opioid use. For instance, a 2019 study published in the journal Health Economics found that recreational marijuana legalization is associated with a 26 percent reduction in retail pharmacy-based codeine distribution. A separate study published by the American Medical Association (AMA) that same year found that about one in three …