Analysis: Opioid Overdoses Decrease Following Enactment of Marijuana Legalization Laws

May 29, 2026

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dried medical cannabis flower buds spill out of an open prescription bottledried medical cannabis flower buds spill out of an open prescription bottle“These findings add to the already robust evidence documenting the opioid-sparing effects of cannabis and highlight the role legal cannabis access can play in mitigating the public health burden associated with the use of prescription and non-prescription opiates.”

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“These findings add to the already robust evidence documenting the opioid-sparing effects of cannabis and highlight the role legal cannabis access can play in mitigating the public health burden associated with the use of prescription and non-prescription opiates.”
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