• tgcoldrockn@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    Perhaps the statistical rise in usage is due to the fact that reporting usage was criminal before decriminalization.

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      5 days ago

      Yep, and there’s plenty of people who would benefit from a some marijuana usage, but would never do it through other means.

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      4 days ago

      That is not at all how analysis works. You can read the article or paper to learn.

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        The article says nothing to the matter. The link to the summary of the paper says nothing to the matter. Where is the account for false reporting?

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      Exactly this. I hate those stupid propaganda “news”. It’s pretty obvious why.

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        Maybe read the article to see how science is done. They’ve accounted for this.