A paper released by researchers from Montana State University, University of Colorado, and San Diego State University states:
 
Our results suggest that the passage of a medical marijuana law is associated with an almost 5 percent reduction in the total suicide rate, an 11 percent reduction in the suicide rate of 20- through 29-year-old males, and a 9 percent reduction in the suicide rate of 30- through 39-year-old males.  
 
Peter

Obviously,I'm not.  Of interest would be a closer look to see how many suicides are related to pending criminal charges.  Also, I believe another study has found a reduction in DUI rates in medical cannabis states.
 
Bill, tgo

Legalization is long overdue.

I think there's going to be a public referendum on that in Colorado this year. Hopefully sanity will finally prevail. Wish us luck.

Just make sure the THC level (or what's it called) doesn't go through the roof, as I am told is the case here in Neder-wiede-wiede-wiet-land. Don't believe the hype either way.

That's a problem???

I thought the point with recreational drugs was to not let sanity prevail, but I may be missing the point. And now I'll shut up.

Me, too. Is it 4:20 yet?

Now, Bill, if you can just get Quaaludes back...

I don't see the correlation.  Hope the study was conducted with private funding as opposed to tax dollars.

Did somebody say Quaalude!? I LOVE The Tubes! =)

The Tubes used to practice down the street where I used to live in San Francisco ,they were then called The  Beans . I used to listen to them .

Very cool Bay area band.Would like to have seen a show.I'm also an Oingo Boingo fan.Lots of performance art down there.

back on topic, someone sent me this link taken from a lancet article.
 
Graeme

Lancet?  It's Wikipedia.  And as reliable as any Wikipedia article; there are some obvious inaccuacies:  cannabis needs to move left & way down, tobacco needs to move way right and way up!
 
Peter