Cannabis use prevalence among Baby Boomers before and after implementation of recreational retail sales in California.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As of 2021, 21 US states and territories allowed recreational cannabis use. Although previous research has identified an overall increase in prevalence of cannabis use after legalization, it has been less clear how this change will affect different parts of the population, including older adults, and specifically Baby Boomers, born 1946-1964, given their historically higher rates of use and a higher prevalence of comorbid conditions that could be either exacerbated or addressed by cannabis use. In this study we assessed whether implementation of recreational retail sales in California was associated with increased prevalence of cannabis use among Baby Boomers.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective study of cannabis use prevalence one year before and after the imple

SUBMITTER: Carlson Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8898516 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature