Legal Weed Could Reduce Workers' Comp Claims, NJ Professor Says
Rahi Abouk is a health economics professor, and director of the Cannabis Research Institute, at William Paterson University. Abouk is also the lead author of this recent study, titled "Does Marijuana Legalization Affect Work Capacity? Evidence from Workers' Compensation Benefit", which is published in the National Bureau of Economic Research.
The study focuses on the impact of state recreational marijuana laws on workers' compensation claims among adults between the ages of 40-62.