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Expected population prevalence following decriminalization of recreational use of cannabis in Sweden.
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SUBMITTER: Andersson F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC12930985 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Expected population prevalence following decriminalization of recreational use of cannabis in Sweden.
Journal of cannabis research 20260213 1
BACKGROUND: Many countries and jurisdictions have recently adopted more lenient cannabis laws. While use remains prohibited in Sweden, this stance is debated due to high drug-related mortality. To inform this debate, we predicted changes in cannabis use following a hypothetical decriminalization in Sweden. METHODS: Jurisdiction-level data on self-reported cannabis use from 12 countries (across Europe and Australia) and four U.S. states were used in a multilevel meta-regression model to predict t ...[more]