Healio (2/11, Michael) reports, “Access to medical and recreational cannabis dispensaries was associated with reductions in opioid-related mortality in counties where cannabis is legal in the United States,” researchers concluded in a study that “used secondary data on cannabis dispensary storefront locations and opioid-related mortalities from 2014 through 2018,” then specifically evaluating “812 counties from the 23 states that had legalized cannabis dispensaries by the end of 2017.” The findings were published online Jan. 27 in the BMJ.
Related Links:
— “Legal cannabis dispensaries tied to lower opioid-related mortalities “Erin Michael, Healio, February 11, 2021