High on life? medical marijuana laws and suicide
D. Mark Anderson (Auteur), Daniel I. Rees (Auteur), Joseph J. Sabia (Auteur)
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. -- medical marijuana laws ; marijuana ; alcohol ; suicide
Livre numérique, English, 2012
IZA, Bonn, 2012