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Weed Could Replace Millions of Opioid Prescriptions If We Let It

wyOver the past few years, however, there has been a significant decline in opioid-related fatalities. There have been important tools that contributed to this: increased naloxone distribution, improved surveillance, and fentanyl test strips. But we aren’t giving enough credit to how cannabis legalization has also played a critical role in reducing opioid-related deaths.

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