Washington State, a study shows how with the legalization of marijuana for recreational use Consumption of alcohol, cigarettes and painkillers has decreased not prescribed.
While in Rhode Island they still celebrate the legalization happened just a week ago, lo Washington State is ready to blow out eight candles since that fateful day in July that changed the fate of this country.
The research, published on Journal of Adolescent Health, assessed the trends in the use of alcohol, nicotine, and nonprescribed painkillers among young adults after legalization of recreational cannabis.
As we can read, "The use of alcohol in the last month, heavy episodic drinking (HED), the use of cigarettes and improper intake of painkillers in the last year yes are reduced, while the use of e-cigarettes in the last month has increased since 2016 (the first year taken into consideration)".
He continues, “Across years and age groups, use of substances other than cannabis was greater among occasional and frequent cannabis users than among non-users. However, the association between occasional and frequent cannabis use and painkiller misuse and between frequent cannabis use and heavy episodic alcohol use have decreased over time among individuals aged 21 to 25".
And he concludes: "Contrary to concerns about potential spillover effects, the legalization of cannabis it coincided with the decrease in the consumption of alcohol, cigarettes and abuse of painkillers."
This was underlined by the deputy director of NORM, Paul Armentano, which has declared: “Real-world data from legalization challenges long-held claims that cannabis is some kind of "transit substance". In fact, in many cases, the regulation of cannabis is associated with reduced use of other substances, including many prescription drugs.”
Finally, we mention a relationship of the World Health Organization (WHO) which explains how 3.3 million deaths per year around the world are directly or indirectly linked to alcohol. Or again, the approximately 8 million deaths annually caused by cigarette smoking. And our dear "friends" drugs? Are we so sure of their innocence?
“What about cannabis deaths?” I am equal to zero. No death related to marijuana use has ever been recorded.
| For further information: "Dying from a marijuana overdose, the whole truth"
