State-level medical marijuana laws, marijuana use and perceived availability of marijuana among the general U.S. population.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known on how perceived availability of marijuana is associated with medical marijuana laws. We examined the relationship between medical marijuana laws (MML) and the prevalence of past-month marijuana use, with perceived availability of marijuana.

Methods

Data were from respondents included in the National Survey of Drug Use and Health restricted use data portal 2004-2013. Multilevel logistic regression of individual-level data was used to test differences between MML and non-MML states and changes in prevalence of past-month marijuana use and perceived availability from before to after passage of MML among adolescents, young adults and older adults controlling for demographics.

Results

Among adults 26+, past-month prevalence of marijuana use incr

SUBMITTER: Martins SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5140747 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature