This Is How Legal Cannabis Is Improving Public Health

23 October 2017

 - Cannabis has a significant positive impact on some of America’s deadliest bad habits. Legal cannabis access is associated with numerous favorable public health outcomes. Here are just a few of them:

Changes in the legal status of cannabis is associated with significant reductions in opioid-related mortality.

Cannabis medicalization is associated with a reduction in opioid-related hospitalizations.

Patients in states where marijuana is legal use far fewer prescription drugs than do those in jurisdictions where cannabis remains prohibited.

Market research indicates that many adults are choosing legal pot over booze.

The opening of medical cannabis dispensaries is correlated with an immediate decrease in narcotic-related admissions to drug treatment facilities.

Changes in marijuana’s legal status is associated with an annual reduction in obesity-related medical costs.