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Marijuana legalization in Illinois has come with increased pot-involved deadly crashes, a rise in accidental ingestion among children, an association with psychotic disorders, and increases in preterm births by mothers using cannabis, a new study has found. Reported benefits include decreases in marijuana-related arrests and in opioid and benzodiazepine-related fatalities. Contrary to fears, ...

Dr. James A. Swartz, professor and interim associate dean for research at the University of Illinois at Chicago Jane Addams College of Social Work, joins Lisa Dent to talk about their study that took a look at marijuana-involved deadly crashes, accidental ingestion among children, and preterm births by mothers using marijuana in Illinois since its legalization. […]

Marijuana-related crashes and preterm births are on rise since legalization in Illinois — but there appears to be little to no increase in use by minors, a new study found.

Marijuana legalization in Illinois has come with increased pot-involved deadly crashes, a rise in accidental ingestion among children, an association with psychotic disorders, and increases in preterm births by mothers using cannabis, a new study has found. Reported benefits include decreases in marijuana-related arrests and in opioid and benzodiazepine-related fatalities. Contrary to fears, ...

Marijuana-related crashes and preterm births are on rise since legalization in Illinois — but there appears to be little to no increase in use by minors, a new study found.