Medical Marijuana Legalization May Reduce Use Of Opioid Painkillers, New Study Suggests

Legalization of medical marijuana may reduce the instances of opioid use in adults under 40 years of age, a new study analyzing traffic accidents has suggested.

Published Thursday in the American Journal of Public Health, the study noted a fall in the use of opioid painkillers in states where medical marijuana was legal and easily accessible, as against states where it was tough to obtain, despite having medical marijuana laws in place. The medical use of marijuana is now legal in 25 states and Washington, D.C.

“After the implementation of…