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Newshawk: Is My Medicine Legal YET? www.immly.org
Votes: 0
Pubdate: Fri, 11 Sep 2015
Source: Wisconsin State Journal (WI)
Copyright: 2015 Madison Newspapers, Inc.
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Website: http://host.madison.com/wsj/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/506
Author: Gary Storck
LEGALIZING MARIJUANA COULD CURB HEROIN USE
Considering the article in Wednesday's paper "State rep plans
anti-heroin bills," if Rep. John Nygren really wants to curtail
opiate abuse in Wisconsin, he should consider sponsoring legislation
legalizing the medical use of marijuana.
Research recently published by the nonpartisan National Bureau of
Economic Research found that states that allow patients to access
medical marijuana through dispensaries have reduced rates of opioid
addiction and overdose deaths.
In addition, a 2014 study published in the Journal of the American
Medical Association found that enactment of statewide medicinal
cannabis laws is associated with a 24.8 percent lower state-level
opioid overdose mortality rate.
Cannabis is not a gateway to harder drugs but a gateway back from
addiction. Legalizing medical cannabis would not only offer patients
safer pain relief but reduce Wisconsin's opiate abuse problem. A
clear majority of Wisconsinites have long supported legalizing
medical cannabis. It's time for lawmakers to catch up and be
proactive about fighting addiction.
- -- Gary Storck, Madison, co-founder, Is My Medicine Legal YET?
MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom
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