Association of State Cannabis Legalization With Cannabis Use Disorder and Cannabis Poisoning.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Whether state implementation of medical and recreational cannabis laws is associated with increased cannabis use disorder (CUD) and/or cannabis poisoning among adults is not evident.

Objective

To examine state-level medical and recreational cannabis laws' associations with CUD and cannabis poisoning, overall and by sex and age subgroups.

Design, setting, and participants

In this longitudinal cohort study, state-level CUD and cannabis poisoning diagnoses from January 2011 to December 2021 were examined across all 50 US states and the District of Columbia before and after the implementation of medical and recreational cannabis laws (MCLs and RCLs, respectively) using a staggered adoption difference-in-differences approach. Event studies were conducted to esti

SUBMITTER: Jayawardhana J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11883495 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature