{"id":6346,"date":"2016-07-14T09:19:11","date_gmt":"2016-07-14T09:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.cannitrol.com\/\/?p=6346"},"modified":"2016-07-14T09:19:11","modified_gmt":"2016-07-14T09:19:11","slug":"one-striking-chart-shows-why-pharma-companies-are-fighting-legal-marijuana-washington-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/one-striking-chart-shows-why-pharma-companies-are-fighting-legal-marijuana-washington-post\/","title":{"rendered":"One striking chart shows why pharma companies are fighting legal marijuana &#8211; Washington Post"},"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\/one-striking-chart-shows-why-pharma-companies-are-fighting-legal-marijuana-washington-post\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"7\" style=\"vertical-align:top;\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"80\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><font style=\"font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNGaJglEJhJhGuXXzXY5dbx9QZFReg&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52779156368657&amp;ei=t1aHV_itN5aH3AH-pYXoDA&amp;url=https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/wonk\/wp\/2016\/07\/13\/one-striking-chart-shows-why-pharma-companies-are-fighting-legal-marijuana\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/t0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTUCLHxSFSkVT835GxIsgnJx1sVMQcdkEI5Qh8E6SkMSbWtjstVdClwNC3ltlAIbuMECXy1dSA\" alt=\"\" border=\"1\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\"><br \/><font size=\"-2\">Washington Post<\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" class=\"j\"><font style=\"font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-top:0.8em;\"><img alt=\"\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"lh\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNGaJglEJhJhGuXXzXY5dbx9QZFReg&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52779156368657&amp;ei=t1aHV_itN5aH3AH-pYXoDA&amp;url=https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/wonk\/wp\/2016\/07\/13\/one-striking-chart-shows-why-pharma-companies-are-fighting-legal-marijuana\/\"><b>One striking chart shows why pharma companies are fighting legal <b>marijuana<\/b><\/b><\/a><br \/><font size=\"-1\"><b><font color=\"#6f6f6f\">Washington Post<\/font><\/b><\/font><br \/><font size=\"-1\">There&#39;s a body of research showing that painkiller abuse and overdose are lower in states with medical <b>marijuana<\/b> laws. 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