{"id":5165,"date":"2015-12-09T02:10:21","date_gmt":"2015-12-09T02:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.420magazine.com\/?p=4019"},"modified":"2015-12-09T02:10:21","modified_gmt":"2015-12-09T02:10:21","slug":"a-recent-study-shows-medical-marijuana-laws-associated-with-decreased-obesity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/a-recent-study-shows-medical-marijuana-laws-associated-with-decreased-obesity\/","title":{"rendered":"A Recent Study Shows Medical Marijuana Laws Associated With Decreased Obesity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0 5px 5px;float:right;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/a-recent-study-shows-medical-marijuana-laws-associated-with-decreased-obesity\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><p>The enactment of statewide laws permitting the use of cannabis for therapeutic purposes is associated with an annual reduction in obesity-related medical costs, according to data published online ahead of print in the journal Health Economics.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators at Cornell University in New York and San Diego State University in California reviewed twelve years of data from the CDC\u2019s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to examine the effects of medical marijuana laws on body weight, physical wellness, and exercise.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers reported, \u201c[T]he enforcement of MMLs (medical marijuana laws) is associated with a 2% to 6% decline in the probability of obesity. \u2026 Our estimates suggest that MMLs induce a $58 to $115 per-person annual reduction in obesity-related medical costs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For those age 35 or older, authors determined that the passage of medical cannabis laws is \u201cassociated with an increase in physical wellness and frequent exercise consistent with the hypothesis of some medicinal use of marijuana.\u201d For younger adults, researchers theorized that obesity declines were the result of less alcohol use.<\/p>\n<p>They concluded, \u201cThese findings are consistent with the hypothesis that MMLs may be more likely to induce marijuana use for health-related reasons among older individuals, and cause substitution toward lower-calorie recreational \u2018highs\u2019 among younger individuals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The findings are similar to those of other recent observational studies, such as those here and here, concluding that cannabis use is associated with reduced body mass index and obesity.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/a-recent-study-shows-medical-marijuana-laws-associated-with-decreased-obesity.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>News Moderator: Jacob Redmond <a href=\"http:\/\/www.420magazine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">420 MAGAZINE \u00c2\u00ae<\/a><br \/>\nFull Article: <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.norml.org\/2015\/12\/01\/study-medical-marijuana-laws-associated-with-decreased-obesity\/\" target=\"_blank\">A Recent Study Shows Medical Marijuana Laws Associated With Decreased Obesity<\/a><br \/>\nAuthor: Paul Armentano<br \/>\nContact: <a href=\"http:\/\/norml.org\/contact-us\" target=\"_blank\">Contact Page<\/a><br \/>\nPhoto Credit: The Associated Press<br \/>\nWebsite: <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.norml.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Norml News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The enactment of statewide laws permitting the use of cannabis for therapeutic purposes is associated with an annual reduction in&#8230; 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