Study: Medical Cannabis Access Associated with Fewer Workers’ Comp Claims

The enactment of state-specific medical cannabis access laws is associated with a decline in workers’ compensation claims, according to data published in the journal Health Economics. A team of researchers affiliated with Temple University in Pennsylvania and the University of Cincinnati in Ohio assessed the relationship between medical marijuana legalization laws and workers’ compensation claims over a 23-year period. Authors reported that legal cannabis access was associated with a nearly seven percent decline in workers’ compensation claims. “Post MML, workers’ compensation claiming declines, both the propensity to claim and the level of income from workers’ comp,” authors determined. “These findings…

Excerpt only …
READ MORE BELOW
Source : norml
Link to original : Study: Medical Cannabis Access Associated with Fewer Workers’ Comp Claims
reposted by Cannabis News World