Key points

States are legalizing cannabis for medical and recreational purposes.

Organ transplant centers can deny cannabis users organs.

Many states have banned using cannabis as a sole reason for denying placement on the organ registry list.

Research has shown that cannabis users do not have worse outcomes after organ transplants than nonusers.

Organs are a rare commodity across the world. Every year in the United States alone, over 100,000 people need an organ transplant to survive, but only about 1 in 10 of them will receive one in time. Every day, 13 people on the list will die waiting . So who should get them? For what reasons should we deprive someone of an organ?

Choosing an organ recipient is a complicated task. The United Network for Organ Sharing, a nonprofit, independen

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