A list of puns related to "Legality of cannabis by U.S. jurisdiction"
Cannabis legality by state - https://disa.com/map-of-marijuana-legality-by-state
U.S. State Prescribing rates of opiates (2017) - https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/maps/rxstate2017.html
Wouldn't you know.. AL who is completely cannabis illegal, no decriminalization IS the highest opiate prescriptions per capita. 107.2 prescriptions for every 100 ppl.
This trend carries on with only one-two outliers.
You have to ask yourself, what do these states have to gain from keeping it illegal.
Some of the high prescription states just got legal last year.. So take that into consideration when looking at maps. (prescribing rates map from 2017)
edit: https://imgur.com/8QIHHVl <----- Side by side Image
Also--- An article from Harvard talking about the correlation. https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/access-to-medical-marijuana-reduces-opioid-prescriptions-2018050914509
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