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JANUARY 9, 2017

States With Medical Marijuana Laws Have Fewer Traffic Fatalities

States where marijuana has been legalized to treat specific medical conditions have 11% lower rates of automobile-related deaths than those where medical marijuana is not legal, according to new research.

In a study conducted at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health (Am J Publ Health Dec 20, 2016:e1-e7 [Epub ahead of print]), researchers sought to determine the relationship between medical marijuana laws (MMLs) and traffic fatality rates, as well as between marijuana