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Title: MEDICAL MARIJUANA LAWS AND DISABILITY APPLICATIONS, RECEIPTS, AND TERMINATIONS

Citation Type: Working Paper

Publication Year: 2017

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Abstract: We study the effect of state medical marijuana laws (MMLs) on disability claiming. MMLs allow qualifying patients to legally use marijuana for medical purposes. We examine Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) applications, new beneficiaries, and terminations. We use administrative data from the Social Security Administration coupled with a differences-in-differences design to study this question. We find that MML adoption increases application and new beneficiary rates, and reduces termination rates, although new beneficiary rate estimates are somewhat imprecise.

Url: https://www.nber.org/papers/w23862.pdf

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Authors: Maclean, Johanna, C; Nicholas, Lauren, H; Ghimire, Keshar, M

Series Title: NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES

Publication Number: 23862

Institution: NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH

Pages: 51

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Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Health, Other, Population Health and Health Systems

Countries: United States