This statistic displays the annual number of daily doses of prescribed drugs per physician in U.S. states with and without medical cannabis law, as of 2016. According to the data, physicians in states without medical cannabis laws prescribed about 95,672 daily doses of medication annually. Compared to that, the number was significantly lower in states which had a medical cannabis law.
Annual number of daily doses of prescribed drugs per physician in U.S. states with and without medical cannabis law as of 2016
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Annual number of daily doses prescribed per physician
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New Frontier Data. (January 15, 2017). Annual number of daily doses of prescribed drugs per physician in U.S. states with and without medical cannabis law as of 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/765713/daily-drugs-prescribed-per-doctor-in-states-with-medical-cannabis-laws/
New Frontier Data. "Annual number of daily doses of prescribed drugs per physician in U.S. states with and without medical cannabis law as of 2016." Chart. January 15, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/765713/daily-drugs-prescribed-per-doctor-in-states-with-medical-cannabis-laws/
New Frontier Data. (2017). Annual number of daily doses of prescribed drugs per physician in U.S. states with and without medical cannabis law as of 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/765713/daily-drugs-prescribed-per-doctor-in-states-with-medical-cannabis-laws/
New Frontier Data. "Annual Number of Daily Doses of Prescribed Drugs per Physician in U.S. States with and without Medical Cannabis Law as of 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/765713/daily-drugs-prescribed-per-doctor-in-states-with-medical-cannabis-laws/
New Frontier Data, Annual number of daily doses of prescribed drugs per physician in U.S. states with and without medical cannabis law as of 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/765713/daily-drugs-prescribed-per-doctor-in-states-with-medical-cannabis-laws/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Annual number of daily doses of prescribed drugs per physician in U.S. states with and without medical cannabis law as of 2016 [Graph], New Frontier Data, January 15, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/765713/daily-drugs-prescribed-per-doctor-in-states-with-medical-cannabis-laws/
