Positive Marijuana Research Database
Data from state level death certificates and an analysis of marijuana (cannabis) laws from all 50 states were examined from 1999-2010. The goal was to search for any relationship between the legalization of medical marijuana and opioid overdose. This study found that states which had medical marijuana laws in place had a 24.8% lower average […]
There are individuals and organizations who disseminate propaganda stating that the legalization of marijuana poses a danger to the public in regards to increased violent crime and property crime. At the time of this study, 20 states and the District of Columbia had medical marijuana laws. Data was collected from the FBI for all 7 […]
As more of the United States implements medical marijuana laws, there is considerable interest on the effect, if any, this has on marijuana use among youth. This article states that a previous publication by Stolzenberg et al. (2015) entitled “The effect of medical cannabis laws on juvenile cannabis use”, erroneously claimed that medical marijuana laws […]
Using data on all prescriptions filled by Medicare Part D enrollees from 2010 to 2013, the authors of this study found that the use of prescription drugs for which marijuana (cannabis) could serve as a clinical alternative fell significantly, once a medical marijuana law was implemented. National overall reductions in Medicare program and enrollee spending […]
Osteoarthritis pain is one of the most common types of pain patients can experience. It manifests as a combination of inflammatory, nociceptive and neuropathic pain. In the standard medical model each of those pathways requires modality-specific analgesics, adding up to more medicines. However, the human body has a built in endocannabinoid system (ECS) which has […]
It is well known that the United States is experiencing an opoid epidemic, and around 40,000 die every year. With the many states which have legalized medical marijuana use we now have an opportunity to evaluate any effects on opioid use and health care expenditures. This study evaluated state level opioid prescription records for 1993-2014 […]
Due to the number of states changing their laws regarding both medicinal and recreational marijuana, some wonder about any increase in use, and alteration of perception of marijuana (cannabis) in the adolescent population. This study examines changes in adolescent marijuana use and related perceptions in Colorado, before and after the implementation of legal commercial sale […]
Workplace fatalities by state and year were obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for all 50 states and the District of Columbia for the years of 1992-2015. Historically, there was increasing concern that legalizing marijuana (cannabis) would make the workplace more dangerous, although little was known. The study published in October of 2018 in […]
As the United States re-enters an era in which marijuana becomes legal again (state by state) for usage, there will still be many false stigmas which some will face with friends and family. A few of these may be oriented around the “you just want to get high” type of accusations, despite the fact you […]