%0 Report
        %A Anderson, D. Mark
%A Rees, Daniel I.
        %T Medical Marijuana Laws, Traffic Fatalities, and Alcohol Consumption
        %D 2011
        %8 2011 Nov
        %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        %C Bonn
        %7 IZA Discussion Paper
        %N 6112
        %U https://www.iza.org/publications/dp6112
        %X To date, 16 states have passed medical marijuana laws, yet very little is known about their effects. Using state-level data, we examine the relationship between medical marijuana laws and a variety of outcomes. Legalization of medical marijuana is associated with increased use of marijuana among adults, but not among minors. In addition, legalization is associated with a nearly 9 percent decrease in traffic fatalities, most likely to due to its impact on alcohol consumption. Our estimates provide strong evidence that marijuana and alcohol are substitutes.
        %K alcohol consumption
%K traffic fatalities
%K medical marijuana