From Executive Summary
Section 4 — Emergency Department and Hospital Marijuana-Related Admissions:ï‚·
The yearly rate of emergency department visits related to marijuana increased 35 percent after the legalization of recreational marijuana (2011-2012 vs. 2013-2015).
Number of hospitalizations related to marijuana:
2011 — 6,305
2012 — 6,715
2013 — 8,272
2014 — 11,439
Jan-Sept 2015 — 10,901
The yearly number of marijuana-related hospitalizations increased 72 percent after the legalization of recreational marijuana (2009-2012 vs. 2013-2015).