Cannabis dispensaries linked to nearly 30% drop in opioid deaths

There’s growing evidence that cannabis could help curtail opioid-related addiction and death.

The latest findings are in a study published in the British Medical Journal, which shows a 17% reduction in opioid deaths between 2014 and 2018 in regions with at least one cannabis dispensary, and a fall by 21% when the number of shops in the area increased from one to two. Add a third dispensary, and the rate fell by an additional 8.5%.

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