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With more Americans able to access legalized marijuana, fewer are picking up prescriptions for anti-anxiety medications – new research

  • Written by Ashley Bradford, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology
imageNew research suggests that in some states, medicinal cannabis use could be leading to a reduction in the use of anxiety medications.Olena Ruban/Moment via Getty Images

In states where both medical and recreational marijuana are legal, fewer patients are filling prescriptions for medications used to treat anxiety. That is the key finding of my...

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