Drinking Rates Crept Up in US States Once Weed Was Made Legal
U.S. News
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
29 November 2022
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U.S. News
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
29 November 2022
Excerpts:
Could unfettered access to marijuana fuel a rise in drinking rates?
Yes, report researchers who found alcohol consumption increased at times and in places where marijuana was made legal for certain groups.
"It appears that cannabis use increases the probability that people drink, at least in the three years after legalization," Drake said in a university news release.
The researchers used data on 4.2 million adults from federal government surveys administered from 2010 through 2019. During this time period, 11 states legalized recreational cannabis.