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4 Promising Cannabis Studies and Research from 2016
Nick Jikomes
12/30/16
2016 wasnt exactly a great year for many people, but for the booming legal cannabis industry, there were some historic victories. Not only did eightof nine states approve ballot measures foradult-use or medical cannabisin November, but theres been quite a bit of interesting research related to the effects of cannabis legalization.
Contrary to the dire predictions of prohibitionists,society is not crumbling due to the fact that hundreds of millions of Americans live in states with legal medical or adult cannabis. In fact, many studies are showing that ending prohibition may have a number of positive outcome for societal health (beyond increased freedom and tax revenue).
Below is a short summary of four studies from this past year that show 2016 wasnt all bad.
Cannabis Study #1: The Effect of Medical Marijuana on Sickness Absence
2016 wasnt exactly a great year for many people, but for the booming legal cannabis industry, there were some historic victories. Not only did eightof nine states approve ballot measures foradult-use or medical cannabisin November, but theres been quite a bit of interesting research related to the effects of cannabis legalization.
Contrary to the dire predictions of prohibitionists,society is not crumbling due to the fact that hundreds of millions of Americans live in states with legal medical or adult cannabis. In fact, many studies are showing that ending prohibition may have a number of positive outcome for societal health (beyond increased freedom and tax revenue).
Below is a short summary of four studies from this past year that show 2016 wasnt all bad.
Cannabis Study #1: The Effect of Medical Marijuana on Sickness Absence
After enactment of medical cannabis laws, there was a modest but statistically significant decline in workplace absences due to sickness (after controlling for race, marital status, age, and education level). Moreover, the decline was largest for demographics that are most likely to hold medical cards (middle-aged males).
States with legal medical cannabis were also divided into those with lax laws, which provide easier access to medical cannabis (e.g. California, Colorado, Michigan, etc.), and strict states with fewer medical card holders and tougher regulations (e.g. New Jersey, Maine, D.C., etc.). States with lax laws saw a larger decrease in sickness-related absences from work.
While this type of study cant establish a causal relationship between medical cannabis and workplace absenteeism, it adds to a growing number of studies that point to favorable associations between the implementation of medical cannabis laws and positive societal outcomes. These include a decrease in alcohol consumption and <a data-ipb="nomediaparse" href="http://ftp.iza.org/dp6112.pdf">traffic fatalities</a>, as well as <a data-ipb="nomediaparse" href="http://ftp.iza.org/dp6280.pdf">suicides</a>(especially among young adult males). Such results often directly contradict predictions that have routinely been made by prohibitionists.
Cannabis Study #2: Medical Marijuana Laws Reduce Prescription Medication Use in Medicare Part D
Major finding: Once a medical cannabis law is implemented, states see a drop in the use of prescription drugs for which medical cannabis can serve as an alternative.
When states implement legal medical cannabis programs, what happens to prescription drug use? To investigate this question, researchers used data on all prescriptions filled by Medicare Part D enrollees from 2010-2013. This allowed them to compare the number of doses prescribed per physician in states with medical cannabis laws compared to those without. Medicare Part D is the government program that subsidizes prescription drug costs for Americans aged 65 and older, so this study was limited to that segment of the American population.........
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Nick Jikomes
12/30/16
2016 wasnt exactly a great year for many people, but for the booming legal cannabis industry, there were some historic victories. Not only did eightof nine states approve ballot measures foradult-use or medical cannabisin November, but theres been quite a bit of interesting research related to the effects of cannabis legalization.
Contrary to the dire predictions of prohibitionists,society is not crumbling due to the fact that hundreds of millions of Americans live in states with legal medical or adult cannabis. In fact, many studies are showing that ending prohibition may have a number of positive outcome for societal health (beyond increased freedom and tax revenue).
Below is a short summary of four studies from this past year that show 2016 wasnt all bad.
Cannabis Study #1: The Effect of Medical Marijuana on Sickness Absence
2016 wasnt exactly a great year for many people, but for the booming legal cannabis industry, there were some historic victories. Not only did eightof nine states approve ballot measures foradult-use or medical cannabisin November, but theres been quite a bit of interesting research related to the effects of cannabis legalization.
Contrary to the dire predictions of prohibitionists,society is not crumbling due to the fact that hundreds of millions of Americans live in states with legal medical or adult cannabis. In fact, many studies are showing that ending prohibition may have a number of positive outcome for societal health (beyond increased freedom and tax revenue).
Below is a short summary of four studies from this past year that show 2016 wasnt all bad.
Cannabis Study #1: The Effect of Medical Marijuana on Sickness Absence
After enactment of medical cannabis laws, there was a modest but statistically significant decline in workplace absences due to sickness (after controlling for race, marital status, age, and education level). Moreover, the decline was largest for demographics that are most likely to hold medical cards (middle-aged males).
States with legal medical cannabis were also divided into those with lax laws, which provide easier access to medical cannabis (e.g. California, Colorado, Michigan, etc.), and strict states with fewer medical card holders and tougher regulations (e.g. New Jersey, Maine, D.C., etc.). States with lax laws saw a larger decrease in sickness-related absences from work.
While this type of study cant establish a causal relationship between medical cannabis and workplace absenteeism, it adds to a growing number of studies that point to favorable associations between the implementation of medical cannabis laws and positive societal outcomes. These include a decrease in alcohol consumption and <a data-ipb="nomediaparse" href="http://ftp.iza.org/dp6112.pdf">traffic fatalities</a>, as well as <a data-ipb="nomediaparse" href="http://ftp.iza.org/dp6280.pdf">suicides</a>(especially among young adult males). Such results often directly contradict predictions that have routinely been made by prohibitionists.
Cannabis Study #2: Medical Marijuana Laws Reduce Prescription Medication Use in Medicare Part D
Major finding: Once a medical cannabis law is implemented, states see a drop in the use of prescription drugs for which medical cannabis can serve as an alternative.
When states implement legal medical cannabis programs, what happens to prescription drug use? To investigate this question, researchers used data on all prescriptions filled by Medicare Part D enrollees from 2010-2013. This allowed them to compare the number of doses prescribed per physician in states with medical cannabis laws compared to those without. Medicare Part D is the government program that subsidizes prescription drug costs for Americans aged 65 and older, so this study was limited to that segment of the American population.........
<a data-ipb="nomediaparse" href="https://www.leafly.com/news/science-tech/promising-2016-cannabis-research">https://www.leafly.com/news/science-tech/promising-2016-cannabis-research</a>