As per a latest analysis by researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Yale Law School, Cato Institute, and the Reason Foundation, cannabis legalization isn’t linked to a heightened chance of mental disorders or suicidal behavior, notwithstanding what critics of cannabis reform have claimed.
Research published in 2013 revealed no link among medical cannabis legalization in U.S. states and psychiatric disorders. Using that research’s framework, the team used “a state‐level longitudinal analysis using suicide rates from the National Center for Health Statistics and mental health morbidity rates from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health.”
The researchers added: “We found that recreational marijuana access was associated with a 6.29 percent reduction in suicide rates for males aged 40 to 49, but no other mental health outcomes were otherwise affected by liberalization of marijuana laws.”
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