Report: Medical Marijuana Access Reduces Worker’s Comp Claims
The Joint Blog
FEBRUARY 13, 2020
Medical marijuana is associated with a nearly 7% decline in workers’ comp claims, according to a new study published in the journal Heath Economics. As noted by the Associated Press, when there were claims, they were for shorter periods of time, on average, after medical marijuana was legalized. “We think there is a lot of overlap between conditions for which medical marijuana can be used in managing symptoms and the types of illnesses that lead people to file workers’ compensation claims,” said
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