University of Buffalo researchers have discovered that married couples who smoke marijuana show lower levels of domestic violence.
The study was supported by grants from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to Leonard and the National Institute on Drug Abuse. It included 634 heterosexual married couples at the point when they were obtaining their marriage licenses.
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According to Dumb Out, 'During the initial assessment, the participants were asked about the frequency of intimate partner violence (IPV) incidents in the last year as well as how often each person smoked marijuana. They were then asked to participate in follow-up surveys on their first, second, fourth, seventh and ninth anniversaries.'
The researchers found a reduction in the number of IPV incidents among the couples who smoked pot at least several times each month. The couples who smoked with the greatest frequency were discovered to be the least likely to engage in violent behaviors.
'It is possible, for example, that - similar to a drinking partnership - couples who use marijuana together may share similar values and social circles, and it is this similarity that is responsible for reducing the likelihood of conflict,' said lead author, Philip H. Smith, PhD, associate research scientist for the Department of Psychiatry at Yale.
That trend was not actually confirmed for women with a history of committing acts of domestic violence and who smoked marijuana frequently, however, as they appeared to be more prone to acts of violence against their spouses.
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