US epidemiology of cannabis use and associated problems

DS Hasin - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2018 - nature.com
This review provides an overview of the changing US epidemiology of cannabis use and
associated problems. Adults and adolescents increasingly view cannabis as harmless, and …

Evaluating the public health impacts of legalizing recreational cannabis use in the United States

W Hall, M Lynskey - Addiction, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background and aims Since 2012 four US states have legalized the retail sale of cannabis
for recreational use by adults, and more are likely to follow. This report aimed to (1) briefly …

Assessing the effects of medical marijuana laws on marijuana use: the devil is in the details

RL Pacula, D Powell, P Heaton… - Journal of policy …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This paper sheds light on previous inconsistencies identified in the literature regarding the
relationship between medical marijuana laws (MMLs) and recreational marijuana use by …

The public health effects of legalizing marijuana

DM Anderson, DI Rees - Journal of Economic Literature, 2023 - aeaweb.org
Thirty-six states have legalized medical marijuana and 18 states have legalized the use of
marijuana for recreational purposes. In this paper, we review the literature on the public …

[HTML][HTML] Patterns of cannabis and alcohol co-use: Substitution versus complementary effects

RL Gunn, ER Aston, J Metrik - Alcohol Research: Current Reviews, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
PURPOSE The purpose of this review is to discuss the literature regarding the concurrent
use (co-use) of alcohol and cannabis and competing hypotheses as to whether cannabis …

Crime and the legalization of recreational marijuana

D Dragone, G Prarolo, P Vanin, G Zanella - Journal of economic behavior & …, 2019 - Elsevier
First-pass evidence is provided that the legalization of the cannabis market across US states
is inducing a crime drop. We exploit the staggered legalization of recreational marijuana …

Past 15-year trends in adolescent marijuana use: Differences by race/ethnicity and sex

RM Johnson, B Fairman, T Gilreath, Z Xuan… - Drug and alcohol …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background The potential for increases in adolescent marijuana use is an important concern
given recent changes in marijuana policy. The purpose of this study was to estimate trends …

Changes in undergraduates' marijuana, heavy alcohol and cigarette use following legalization of recreational marijuana use in Oregon

DCR Kerr, H Bae, S Phibbs, AC Kern - Addiction, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aims Recreational marijuana legalization (RML) went into effect in
Oregon in July 2015. RML is expected to influence marijuana use by adolescents and young …

Medical marijuana laws and teen marijuana use

D Mark Anderson, B Hansen… - American Law and …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Although policymakers and law enforcement officials argue that medical marijuana laws
(MMLs)“send the wrong message” to young people, previous studies have produced no …

Trends in college students' alcohol, nicotine, prescription opioid and other drug use after recreational marijuana legalization: 2008–2018

ZM Alley, DCR Kerr, H Bae - Addictive behaviors, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Young adult college students may be particularly sensitive to recreational
marijuana legalization (RML). Although evidence indicates the prevalence of marijuana use …