AP analysis: Broad legalization cuts into medical marijuana

(Gillian Flaccus | AP) Two-time cancer survivor and medical marijuana cardholder Bill Blazina, 73, smokes a marijuana joint on the deck of his neighbor's home in Waldport, Ore., in April 2019. Blazina also uses a high-potency marijuana oil as a medical marijuana patient but he can't afford it at a recreational marijuana store. Blazina has learned how to make his own oil in a rice cooker after watching online videos. Portland, Ore. • When states legalize pot for all adults, long-standing medical marijuana programs take a big hit, in some cases losing more than half their registered patients in just a few years, according to a data analysis by The Associated Press.

Much of the decline comes…