What a pile of bull crap. Remember, you can pay for a “study” to come up with any result you want.
If I am ever terminal cancer I will smoke and drink whatever it takes to manage the pain and avoid opiates.
Should I be arrested? You know, I just might get addicted to pot without a doctors script instead of getting addicted to opiates with a doctors script. Then die of cancer in jail shortly thereafter.
JAMA Intern Med. Published online August 25, 2014.
Conclusions and Relevance Medical cannabis laws are associated with significantly lower state-level opioid overdose mortality rates. Further investigation is required to determine how medical cannabis laws may interact with policies aimed at preventing opioid analgesic overdose.
http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1898878
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