Support for marijuana legalization in the US state of Washington has continued to increase through 2016.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Support for the legalization of recreational marijuana continues to increase across the United States and globally. In 2016, recreational marijuana was legalized in the most populous US state of California, as well as three other states. The primary aim of this study was to examine trends in support for recreational marijuana legalization in Washington, a state which has had legal recreational marijuana for almost four years, using data collected over the four years post-legalization. A secondary aim was to examine trends in support for the cultivation of marijuana for personal use.

Methods

Data come from geographically representative general population samples of adult (aged 18 and over) Washington residents collected over five timepoints (every six months) betwe

SUBMITTER: Subbaraman MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5509359 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature