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459. Let’s Be Blunt: Marijuana Is a Boon for Older Workers

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The Effects of Mariwana on Workers Comp

The effects concentrated amongst the older adults, where we saw about a 13 per cent reduction in the probability of receiving workers compensation income. The researchers then did the same analysis for states that did and did not legalize recreational marana. Now they found even larger declines in workers comp claims. Among older workers, we're seeing a reduction of about twenty per cent.

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