States’ pot laws linked to drug overdose death rates
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Medical marijuana laws have been linked with lower death rates from overdoses on prescription painkillers and illicit drugs such as heroin.
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Medical marijuana laws have been linked with lower death rates from overdoses on prescription painkillers and illicit drugs such as heroin.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Wikimedia Commons