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High on Life? Medical Marijuana Laws and Suicide

source: http://ftp.iza.org/dp6280.pdf

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http://ftp.iza.org/dp6280.pdf

Using state-level data for the period 1990 through 2007, we estimate the effect of legalizing medical marijuana on suicide rates. Our results suggest that the passage of a medical marijuana law is associated with an almost 5 percent reduction in the total suicide rate, an 11 percent reduction in the suicide rate of 20- through 29-year-old males, and a 9 percent reduction in the suicide rate of 30- through 39-year-old males. Estimates of the relationship between legalization and female suicides are less precise and are sensitive to functional form.

http://ftp.iza.org/dp6280.pdf
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