Differences in Opinions About Marijuana Use and Prevalence of Use by State Legalization Status.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Beliefs about marijuana use and prevalence of use may be associated with the legalization status of the state of residence. We examined differences in views and rates of use of marijuana among residents in recreationally legal, medically legal, and nonlegal states.

Methods

We surveyed a nationally representative online panel of US adults (N = 16,280) and stratified results by marijuana legalization status of states. We compared views of residents of recreational states on benefits and risks of marijuana use to residents in other states.

Results

The response rate was 56.3% (n = 9003). Residents in recreationally legal states were more likely to believe marijuana could be beneficial for pain management (73% in recreationally legal states, 67% in medically lega

SUBMITTER: Steigerwald S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7269858 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul/Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature