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Study: Adult-Use Legalization Associated with Decline in Youth Treatment Admissions

NORML

The enactment of adult-use cannabis legalization laws is not associated with an increase in marijuana-related youth drug treatment admissions, according to data published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence. A pair of researchers from Temple University assessed annual drug treatments admissions among youth for the years 2008 to 2017.

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Does Legal Cannabis Increase Your Home’s Value? This Data Says So

Cannabis Law Report

According to research by real estate data company, Clever , property values rose by $17,113 more in states where recreational cannabis is legal, compared to states where it’s illegal or just legal at the medicinal level. Clever combined data from Zillow, the U.S. Not to mention, millions of dollars in tax revenue created.

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Recreational Marijuana: Impact on Traffic Deaths

CannaMD

Luckily, states such as Colorado, Washington, and California have had marijuana laws in place long enough for researchers to collect data and better understand the effects of legalization on behaviors such as driving under the influence. Their results may assuage some of these concerns. FACTORS INFLUENCING RESULTS. INADEQUATE TESTING.

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Cannabis Legalization Linked to Reduction in Opioid Overdose Deaths

Medical Marijuana Pages

Recent studies suggest that the legalization of recreational cannabis may be associated with a decrease in opioid-related fatalities. A 2017 study published in the American Journal of Public Health examined Colorado’s data from 2000 to 2015. Cannabis Legalization Linked to Reduction in Opioid Overdose Deaths. Read More

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Marijuana article strikes a nerve

Cannabis Chronicles

In the article — “Is Marijuana as Safe as We Think?” — writer Malcolm Gladwell focused on a 2017 report by the National Academy of Medicine that examined the scientific evidence of the health effects and therapeutic purposes of cannabis and cannabinoids. In 2017, for example, Washington had 304.5

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Recreational Marijuana: Effects on Teen Use

CannaMD

2020 was yet another watershed year for cannabis legalization, with more and more states voting to legalize medical and/or recreational marijuana. Yet, data suggests otherwise. And according to that data, there appears to be little to no correlation between cannabis legalization and underage marijuana use on a state-by-state basis.

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Marijuana Legalization May Decrease Crime in Nearby States

CannaMD

Law enforcement, policy makers, and public citizens have long debated how recreational marijuana legalization influences crime and public safety. Data tells us that more arrests for marijuana trafficking and possession occur after marijuana legalization in neighboring states, concentrated at the bordering counties.