Missouri College Students' Intentions Towards Initiating or Changing Cannabis Use in a Shifting Legal Landscape.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With cannabis legal in nearly half of U.S. states, important concerns about the public health impact remain, particularly for states yet to legalize. The present study, using data collected in the initial phase of cannabis legalization in Missouri, examined predictors of the intention to initiate (in the cannabis naïve) and increase use (in those with past-year use) in a representative sample of Missouri college students.

Methods

Data (n _{cannabisnaïve} = 2,716; n _cannabisuse = 1,591) were collected from 25 Missouri college campuses. Four pre-registered multilevel models examined the associations of theory-driven predictors with the intention to initiate cannabis use and to increase use.

Results

33.4% of all students survey

SUBMITTER: McNamara IA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12406241 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature