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| Title: | | High on life? Medical marijuana laws and suicide  |
| Authors: | | Anderson, D. Mark Rees, Daniel I. Sabia, Joseph J. |
| Issue Date: | | 2012 |
| Series/Report no.: | | Discussion Paper series, Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit 6280 |
| Abstract: | | 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. |
| Subjects: | | medical marijuana laws marijuana alcohol suicide |
| JEL: | | I10 I18 |
| Persistent Identifier of the first edition: | | urn:nbn:de:101:1-201203064100 |
| Document Type: | | Working Paper |
| Appears in Collections: | | IZA Discussion Papers, Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit (IZA)
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