injury – Marijuana Impact Group https://themig.org Marijuana Impact Group Tue, 27 Feb 2024 23:10:36 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://themig.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/logo_reduced-150x150.png injury – Marijuana Impact Group https://themig.org 32 32 Recreational Marijuana Legalization: Workplace Injuries Increase https://themig.org/recreational-marijuana-legalization-workplace-injuries-increase/ Tue, 27 Feb 2024 23:10:30 +0000 https://www.thenmi.org/?p=7579 Reported workplace injuries, in workers ages 20 – 34 years, increased by 10% after recreational marijuana laws were adopted. In the 2 – 3 years following legalization, reported workplace injures increased for this same age group.  This was not the case in older workers who saw a decline in workplace injuries benefits after legalization was adopted. 

These are some of the findings released in a research letter, “Recreational Marijuana Legalization and Workplace Injuries Among Younger Workers” by authors (Ling, L. et.al.) published in Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). The study was attempting to determine if there’s an association in workplace injuries and legalized commercial adult use marijuana. The authors used historical data (2006 – 2020) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, “Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses”. 

The authors note that this is a small-scale study (N=632) of state reported injury cases and is limited by the amount of time (years) that has lapsed since legalization was adopted. However, it demonstrates the need for continued monitoring of legal marijuana impacts in the workplace.

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]]> Legal Cannabis Sales and Car Crashes: Injury and Fatal Crash Rates Increase https://themig.org/legal-cannabis-sales-and-car-crashes-injury-and-fatal-crash-rates-increase/ Sun, 05 Feb 2023 16:18:39 +0000 https://www.thenmi.org/?p=7164 The legalization and sale of marijuana for adult use is linked to increased risks of both injury and fatal car crashes. These were the finding of researchers seeking to gain insight into marijuana’s legalization and its impacts on traffic safety, released in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (Vol. 83, Issue 4) in July 2022. According to researchers (Farmer, C. et.al.) the combined effect of legalization and retail sales increased injury crash rates by 5.8 percent. For fatal crash rate there was a 4.1 percent increase. 

This study provides excellent overview of historic research conducted into highway safety, alcohol / drug impairment and traffic risks previous to this report. Because legalized marijuana sales in the commercial adult use markets and data on associated consequences are still emerging, the researches cite the ongoing need to monitor data and trends to gain a better understanding of this issue.    

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