Trends in U.S. Medical Cannabis Registrations, Authorizing Clinicians, and Reasons for Use From 2020 to 2022.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As medical cannabis availability increases, up-to-date trends in medical cannabis licensure can inform clinical policy and care.

Objective

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

Design

Ecological study with repeated measures.

Setting

Publicly available state registry data from 2020 to 2022.

Participants

People with medical cannabis licenses and clinicians authorizing cannabis licenses in the United States.

Measurements

Total patient volume and prevalence per 10 000 persons in the total population, symptoms or conditions qualifying patients for licensure (that is, patient-reported qualifying conditions), and number of authorizing clinicians.

Results

In 2022, of 39 jurisdictions allowing medi

SUBMITTER: Boehnke KF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11614148 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature