U.S. Trends in Registration for Medical Cannabis and Reasons for Use From 2016 to 2020 : An Observational Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cannabis policy liberalization has increased cannabis availability for medical or recreational purposes. Up-to-date trends in medical cannabis licensure can inform clinical policy and care.

Objective

To describe recent trends in medical cannabis licensure in the United States.

Design

Ecological study with repeated measures.

Setting

State registry data via state reports and data requests on medical cannabis licensure from 2016 to 2020.

Participants

Medical cannabis patients (persons with medical cannabis licenses) in the United States.

Measurements

Total patient volume, patients per 10 000 of total population, and patient-reported qualifying conditions (that is, symptoms or conditions qualifying patients for licensure)-including whether

SUBMITTER: Boehnke KF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10233658 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature