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Evaluating state marijuana laws, rates of self-harm, assault

2021-03-18
(Press-News.org) What The Study Did: Researchers examined whether state medical and recreational cannabis laws were associated with changes in rates of self-harm and assault injuries.

Authors: Keith Humphreys, Ph.D., of Stanford University in Stanford, California, is the corresponding author.

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