US Adult Illicit Cannabis Use, Cannabis Use Disorder, and Medical Marijuana Laws
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Loose regulation of medical marijuana programs associated with higher rates of adult marijuana use but not cannabis use disorder.
BACKGROUND AND AIMS Most US states have passed medical marijuana laws (MMLs), with great variation in program regulation impacting enrollment rates. We aimed to compare changes in rates of marijuana use, heavy use and cannabis use disorder across age groups while accounting for whether states enacted medicalized (highly regulated) or non-medical mml programs. DESIGN Difference-in-differences ...
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عنوان ژورنال: JAMA Psychiatry
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2168-622X
DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2017.0724