2021
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3785805
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Does Marijuana Legalization Affect Work Capacity? Evidence from Workers’ Compensation Benefits

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“…Contrary to their findings for MMLs, when assessing disability claims, Maclean et al (2017) found an increase in disability claim applications and prolonged disability spells following passage of RMLs. Reductions in workers' compensation receipts and benefit amounts, perhaps due to RMLs providing access to another form of pain management for workers, were also confirmed by Abouk et al (2021). Reductions in opioid prescriptions as a result of both RMLs and MMLs were identified for individuals with employer-sponsored health insurance (J.…”
Section: Employment Earnings and Other Workplace Outcomesmentioning
confidence: 84%
“…Contrary to their findings for MMLs, when assessing disability claims, Maclean et al (2017) found an increase in disability claim applications and prolonged disability spells following passage of RMLs. Reductions in workers' compensation receipts and benefit amounts, perhaps due to RMLs providing access to another form of pain management for workers, were also confirmed by Abouk et al (2021). Reductions in opioid prescriptions as a result of both RMLs and MMLs were identified for individuals with employer-sponsored health insurance (J.…”
Section: Employment Earnings and Other Workplace Outcomesmentioning
confidence: 84%
“…Using data from the Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Groups, Sabia and Nguyen (2018) found no evidence that MML adoption was related to the employment, hours of work, or wages of working-age adults. 62 In an unpublished working paper, Abouk et al (2021) found that RML adoption was negatively associated with WC benefit receipt.…”
Section: Legalization and Workplace Healthmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…There were 9 states that implemented RCL in the study period (eTable 1 in Supplement 1). Two groups of RCL states were constructed as follows based on whether cannabis decriminalization was already in place before RCL implementation 4,5,[15][16][17] : (1) RCL states without decriminalization already in place, including Washington, Alaska, Nevada, and Michigan; and (2) RCL states with decriminalization already in place, including Oregon, California, Massachusetts, Maine, and Vermont.…”
Section: Outcome: Cannabis Possession Arrest Ratementioning
confidence: 99%
“…The comparison group consisted of 22 states that neither implemented RCL nor changed penalties for cannabis possession in the study period (ie, non-RCL states). 4,5,[15][16][17] Seventeen states that did not implement RCL were excluded from the study because they either decriminalized cannabis or changed penalties for cannabis possession during the study period. 2,4,5 eTable 1 in Supplement 1 lists all included and excluded states.…”
Section: Outcome: Cannabis Possession Arrest Ratementioning
confidence: 99%