Is legalization of recreational cannabis associated with levels of use and cannabis use disorder among youth in the United States? A rapid systematic review

MA O'Grady, MG Iverson, AO Suleiman… - European Child & …, 2024 - Springer
Cannabis legalization policies are rapidly changing in the United States. While there are
concerns that recreational legalization will negatively affect young people, previous reviews …

[HTML][HTML] Relationships of cannabis policy liberalization with alcohol use and co-use with cannabis: A narrative review

RL Pacula, R Smart, MC Lira, SC Pessar… - Alcohol research …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
PURPOSE The liberalization of cannabis policies has the potential to affect the use of other
substances and the harms from using them, particularly alcohol. Although a previous review …

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 …

Frequency of adolescent cannabis smoking and vaping in the United States: Trends, disparities and concurrent substance use, 2017–19

KM Keyes, NT Kreski, H Ankrum, M Cerdá, Q Chen… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To quantify the trends in frequent and occasional cannabis vaping, demographic
differences and concurrent nicotine and alcohol use. Design Observational study. Survey …

The clouded debate: A systematic review of comparative longitudinal studies examining the impact of recreational cannabis legalization on key public health …

M Athanassiou, A Dumais, I Zouaoui, S Potvin - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Ineffective cannabis regulatory frameworks such as prohibition have sparked
interest in alternative solutions to reduce individual and societal harms. While it has been …

Does recreational cannabis legalization change cannabis use patterns? Evidence from secondary school students in Uruguay

A Rivera‐Aguirre, A Castillo‐Carniglia, HS Laqueur… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aims In 2013, Uruguay became the first country to legalize and
regulate the production and distribution of cannabis for recreational use. We measured …

Impacts of recreational cannabis legalization on use and harms: A narrative review of sex/gender differences

J Matheson, B Le Foll - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Legalization of cannabis use for non-medical (recreational) purposes is changing the global
cannabis landscape. As attitudes toward cannabis use become more positive and …

Association of marijuana legalization with marijuana use among US high school students, 1993-2019

DM Anderson, DI Rees, JJ Sabia… - JAMA Network Open, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Thirty-six states have legalized medical marijuana, and 18 states have passed recreational
marijuana laws (RMLs). Organizations such as the American Academy of Pediatrics are …

A systematic review and narrative synthesis of the evolution of adolescent and young adult cannabis consumption before and after legalization

A Lachance, RE Bélanger, M Riva, NA Ross - Journal of Adolescent Health, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose To systematically review evidence assessing the evolution of cannabis
consumption before and after the implementation of non-medical cannabis legislation …

Assessing the impact of recreational cannabis legalization on cannabis use disorder and admissions to treatment in the United States

L Aletraris, BD Graves, JJ Ndung'u - Current addiction reports, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Policy implications from changes in recreational cannabis laws
(RCLs) have raised public health concerns. While numerous studies have examined the …