Causal effects of cannabis legalization on parents, parenting, and children: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Medical and recreational cannabis legalization lead to increased cannabis use among adults. There is concern that legalization has negative implications for minors via effects on parents. We conducted a systematic review of studies examining legalization in the United States. Web of Science, PsycInfo, and PubMed were searched through May 2021, studies examining effects of legalization on maternal cannabis and other substance use during pregnancy and postpartum, perinatal outcomes, parental cannabis and other substance use and attitudes, parenting, and child outcomes were identified, and two independent reviewers extracted information on study designs, samples, and outcomes, and assessed classification of evidence and risk of bias. Forty-one studies met inclusion criteria; only 6 (15%) used

SUBMITTER: Wilson S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9021885 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature