As more states move to legalize pot, concerns about the drug’s long-term effects multiply
“Luke Niforatos is the executive vice president of Smart Approaches to Marijuana, an alliance of organizations and individuals opposed to marijuana legalization and commercialization. He argued marijuana makes people more vulnerable to opioid addiction. In a pamphlet, his organization cites a 2017 American Journal of Psychiatry study of over 30,000 American adults showing cannabis users were more than twice as likely to abuse prescription opioids even when controlling for age, race, family history, and other substance use disorders.”
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