@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp6280,
            	author={Anderson, D. Mark and Rees, Daniel I. and Sabia, Joseph J.},
            	title={High on Life? Medical Marijuana Laws and Suicide},
            	year={2012},
	month={Jan},
            	institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)},
            	address={Bonn},
            	type={IZA Discussion Paper},
            	number={6280},
            	url={https://www.iza.org/publications/dp6280},
	abstract={Using state-level data for the period 1990 through 2007, we estimate the effect of legalizing medical marijuana on suicide rates. Our results suggest that the passage of a medical marijuana law is associated with an almost 5 percent reduction in the total suicide rate, an 11 percent reduction in the suicide rate of 20- through 29-year-old males, and a 9 percent reduction in the suicide rate of 30- through 39-year-old males. Estimates of the relationship between legalization and female suicides are less precise and are sensitive to functional form.},
	keywords={medical marijuana laws;marijuana;alcohol;suicide},
            }