This graph shows the difference between annual drug doses prescribed per physician in the U.S. in medical marijuana states compared to states without medical marijuana laws from 2010 to 2013, by drug category. In the given period, physicians in states with medical marijuana laws prescribed 1,826 fewer doses of drugs per year per physician to treat pain than in states without medical marijuana laws.
Fewer annual drug doses in U.S. states with medical marijuana laws between 2010 and 2013, by drug category
(prescribed per physician)
Characteristic
Number of fewer drug doses prescribed per physician
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Washington Post. (July 13, 2016). Fewer annual drug doses in U.S. states with medical marijuana laws between 2010 and 2013, by drug category (prescribed per physician) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/585119/fewer-annual-drug-doses-in-medical-marijuana-states/
Washington Post. "Fewer annual drug doses in U.S. states with medical marijuana laws between 2010 and 2013, by drug category (prescribed per physician)." Chart. July 13, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/585119/fewer-annual-drug-doses-in-medical-marijuana-states/
Washington Post. (2016). Fewer annual drug doses in U.S. states with medical marijuana laws between 2010 and 2013, by drug category (prescribed per physician). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/585119/fewer-annual-drug-doses-in-medical-marijuana-states/
Washington Post. "Fewer Annual Drug Doses in U.S. States with Medical Marijuana Laws between 2010 and 2013, by Drug Category (Prescribed per Physician)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jul 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/585119/fewer-annual-drug-doses-in-medical-marijuana-states/
Washington Post, Fewer annual drug doses in U.S. states with medical marijuana laws between 2010 and 2013, by drug category (prescribed per physician) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/585119/fewer-annual-drug-doses-in-medical-marijuana-states/ (last visited December 31, 2024)
Fewer annual drug doses in U.S. states with medical marijuana laws between 2010 and 2013, by drug category (prescribed per physician) [Graph], Washington Post, July 13, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/585119/fewer-annual-drug-doses-in-medical-marijuana-states/
