TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Anderson, D. Mark
AU  - Rees, Daniel I.
AU  - Sabia, Joseph J.
        TI  - High on Life? Medical Marijuana Laws and Suicide
        PY  - 2012/Jan/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 6280
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp6280
        AB  - 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.
        KW  - medical marijuana laws
KW  - marijuana
KW  - alcohol
KW  - suicide
        ER  -