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Re:In Colorado, opioid deaths fall following marijuana legal... by al2o3cr on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @09:31AM (#15490710)
Agree with others in this thread: it's a tough correlation to demonstrate reliably.

HOWEVER, keep in mind that the prior for large parts of the country's leadership is still "OMG WEED IS A GATEWAY TO OPIODS" drug-warrior nonsense. This data certainly makes that interpretation less plausible.

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Re:In Colorado, opioid deaths fall following marijuana legal... by baldfat on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @11:22AM (#15491669)
> This data certainly makes that interpretation less plausible.

I still think that because it is possible that people will use weed instead of heron that it makes "nonsense" that people that start using one drug for personal pleasure won't use other drugs for personal pleasure.

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