Study: Couples Who Smoke Marijuana Are Less Likely To Engage In Domestic Violence
There is less IPV, or intimate partner violence perpetration with couples who both smoke marijuana according to a study done at the University of Buffalo.
Click here for reuse options!These findings were robust even after controlling for things like demographic variables, behavioral problems, and alcohol use. The authors studied data from 634 couples over nine years of marriage, starting in 1996. Couples were administered regular questionnaires on a variety of issues, including recent drug and alcohol use and instances of physical aggression toward their spouses.
Previous research on the relationship between marijuana use and domestic violence has largely been based on cross-sectional data (that is, data from one point in time), and those findings have been mixed: some studies found links between marijuana use and/or abuse and domestic violence, while others did not. The Buffalo study is one of the few to use data collected over the course of decades to examine the question, putting it on solid methodological ground compared to previous work.
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By: Cheston Catalano
Cheston Catalano is a Kentucky-based journalist whose work has been featured in the Chattanooga Times Free Press and the Clarksville Leaf Chronicle. He is a long-time contributor to Liberaland.
32 responses to Study: Couples Who Smoke Marijuana Are Less Likely To Engage In Domestic Violence
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MIAtheistGal August 26th, 2014 at 17:22
In that household, “go smoke another” is not an insult. :-)
MIAtheistGal August 26th, 2014 at 17:22
In that household, “go smoke another” is not an insult. :-)
tiredoftea August 26th, 2014 at 17:30
“Honey, pass the twinkies!”
R.J. Carter August 26th, 2014 at 17:36
“I just ate the last one.”
/and thus the Bell Curve gets skewed/
tiredoftea August 26th, 2014 at 17:30
“Honey, pass the twinkies!”
R.J. Carter August 26th, 2014 at 17:36
“I just ate the last one.”
/and thus the Bell Curve gets skewed/
mea_mark August 26th, 2014 at 17:32
I think people figured that out in the 60’s. Are they just now getting around to proving it?
craig7120 August 26th, 2014 at 17:36
“Are they just now getting around to proving it?”
Hey!
Science takes time, man
tiredoftea August 26th, 2014 at 19:52
Thorough research is its own reward!
M D Reese August 26th, 2014 at 18:50
There is too much money to be made by keeping the benefits of cannabis obscured by the “Reefer Madness” crowd. It makes me sick–cannabis is an amazing herb and has been used for medicine and pleasure for thousands of years.
Just an aside–“That 70s Show” did a great spoof on “Reefer Madness”.
mea_mark August 26th, 2014 at 17:32
I think people figured that out in the 60’s. Are they just now getting around to proving it?
craig7120 August 26th, 2014 at 17:36
“Are they just now getting around to proving it?”
Hey!
Science takes time, man
tiredoftea August 26th, 2014 at 19:52
Thorough research is its own reward!
M D Reese August 26th, 2014 at 18:50
There is too much money to be made by keeping the benefits of cannabis obscured by the “Reefer Madness” crowd. It makes me sick–cannabis is an amazing herb and has been used for medicine and pleasure for thousands of years.
Just an aside–“That 70s Show” did a great spoof on “Reefer Madness”.
jwong318 August 26th, 2014 at 18:05
What a ridicoulus study, of course..when you are high, you will not do anything, or doing domestic violence..you will have only brain damages or halucination affects…hahaha…
It does’t mean smoking mary jane is good. It is good for people who really need it from the injury of pain that they are suffering.
M D Reese August 26th, 2014 at 18:46
Actually, cannabis can protect your brain from damage–even damage that is self-inflicted by boozeheads.
jwong318 August 26th, 2014 at 18:05
What a ridicoulus study, of course..when you are high, you will not do anything, or doing domestic violence..you will have only brain damages or halucination affects…hahaha…
It does’t mean smoking mary jane is good. It is good for people who really need it from the injury of pain that they are suffering.
M D Reese August 26th, 2014 at 18:46
Actually, cannabis can protect your brain from damage–even damage that is self-inflicted by boozeheads.
trees August 26th, 2014 at 18:46
Couples who regularly take tranquilizers are pretty passive too….
M D Reese August 26th, 2014 at 18:51
It’s a whole different concept.
trees August 26th, 2014 at 18:46
Couples who regularly take tranquilizers are pretty passive too….
M D Reese August 26th, 2014 at 18:51
It’s a whole different concept.
M D Reese August 26th, 2014 at 18:47
I’m going to file this under “DUH!” But I’m glad it’s being reported on.
M D Reese August 26th, 2014 at 18:47
I’m going to file this under “DUH!” But I’m glad it’s being reported on.
neworleans878 August 26th, 2014 at 18:55
In a related study, households where couples smoke marijuana were found to have less food in the home… :)
tiredoftea August 26th, 2014 at 19:53
And, more roaches.
nola878 August 26th, 2014 at 18:55
In a related study, households where couples smoke marijuana were found to have less food in the home… :)
tiredoftea August 26th, 2014 at 19:53
And, more roaches.
crc3 August 26th, 2014 at 19:34
:-)
crc3 August 26th, 2014 at 19:34
:-)
juicyfruityyy August 26th, 2014 at 21:18
I guess Mary Jane made all the couples feel like ” groovyyy man”!!
juicyfruityyy August 26th, 2014 at 21:18
I guess Mary Jane made all the couples feel like ” groovyyy man”!!