Medical Marijuana Laws Reduce Prescription Drug Use, Medicare Spending

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Medical Marijuana Laws Reduce Prescription Drug Use, Medicare Spending | Paul Armentano

The enactment of statewide medicinal cannabis laws is associated with a quantifiable decline in the use of traditional prescription drugs, according to data published in the July edition of the scientific journal Health Affairs. Investigators at the University of Georgia assessed the relationship between medical marijuana legalization laws and physicians’ prescribing patterns in 17 states […]

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