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Legalising cannabis has not curbed opioid addiction among US veterans

Summary by scimex.org
US scientists compared the incidence of opioid use disorder (OUD) among US veterans in states without legalised cannabis, in states with legal medicinal cannabis, and in states with legal recreational cannabis. They found that, between 2005 and 2022, OUD decreased slightly from 1.12% to 1.06% in states where cannabis remained illegal, and stayed the same in states with legalised recreational cannabis. However, in states with legalised medicinal …
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scimex.org broke the news in on Friday, June 13, 2025.
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