Marijuana and Opioids
Marijuana legalization in Colorado led to a “reversal” of opiate overdose deaths in that state, according to new research published in the American Journal of Public Health, writes The Washington Post. While the results are preliminary, it is one of the first studies to look at the impact of recreational marijuana laws on opioid deaths.
Larisa Bolivar, the executive director of the Cannabis Consumers Coalition, weighs in on the opioid epidemic with a guest commentary in The Denver Post.