Correct knowledge of medical cannabis legal status in one's own state: Differences between adolescents and adults in the United States, 2004–2013

Mauro, Pia M.; Santaella-Tenorio, Julián; Perlmutter, Alexander S.; Hasin, Deborah S.; Mauro, Christine; Martins, Sílvia S.

doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.07.021

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“…Public knowledge of legislation adds further complexity. A US study found that adolescents had lower knowledge of medical cannabis laws (MCL) than adults, adjusting for state‐level cannabis use prevalence, MCL enactment, and open dispensaries [7]. Accumulating evidence indicates that cannabis use is changing at different rates than policy and attitude changes [8], suggesting that drivers of each should be considered as separate time‐varying processes.…”

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Trends in cannabis use and attitudes toward legalization and use among Australians from 2001–2016: an age‐period‐cohort analysis

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Background and Aims Changes in cannabis legalization and availability in Australia necessitate monitoring use and attitudes. We estimated age–period–cohort effects of past‐year cannabis use and attitudes toward criminalization and legalization. Design Analysis of six waves of the Australian National Drug Strategy Household Survey (NDSHS) every 3 years (2001–2016). Setting and participants The study was nationally representative of Australian households using multistage random sampling, totaling 145 168 respondents 18–79 years old. Data were collected using telephone, face‐to‐face, and drop‐and‐collect. Sample sizes per analysis varied based on data availability (~107 000–127 000 per model). Measurements Six waves of data for past‐year cannabis use (by sex and education), attitudes toward criminalization and legalization. Findings Past‐year cannabis use decreased in young adults ages 18–35 from 2001–2016 (25.1%–18.6%) and increased in middle adults ages 36–55 (8.6%–10.1%) and older adults ages 56–79 (0.6%–3.0%). We observed a positive period effect and negative cohort effect for recent cohorts for past‐year use (e.g. 1955 cohort had 1.41 (95% CI: [1.11, 1.70]) increased log odds vs. 1998 cohort had −2.86 (95% CI: [−3.17, −2.55]) increased log odds) compared with the mean across years. Results were consistent by sex and varied by education. We observed a negative period effect for criminalization favorability (0.14 (95% CI: [0.003, 0.28]) increased log odds in 2001 vs. ‐0.31 (95% CI: [−0.45, −0.17]) increased log odds in 2016) and positive cohort effect for recent cohorts. Last, we observed a positive period effect for legalization support (−0.03 (95% CI: [−0.20, 0.14]) increased log odds in 2001 vs. 0.38 (95% CI: [0.22, 0.55]) increased log odds in 2016) and negative cohort effect for recent cohorts. Conclusion Cannabis use appears to be increasing in Australia among adults over 35, while decreasing among adolescents and young adults. Legalization support also appears to have been increasing since 2007, signaling discordance between use and attitudes among adolescents and young adults, and potentially predicting increases in use over time.

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Trends in cannabis use and attitudes toward legalization and use among Australians from 2001–2016: an age‐period‐cohort analysis

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“…Thus, although having a low THC oil card allows the patient to be in possession of the oil and protects them from arrest for THC possession, the law does not provide any details related to accessing low THC oil. 8 As of July 2018, there were 648 physicians and 5,425 patients listed on Georgia's low THC oil registry. 9 Given the lack of consistent access to cannabis products, conflicting state and federal cannabis laws, 3 and differing opinions among health care professionals regarding the use of cannabis, 10 we conducted a survey to assess patients who have a low THC oil card in an ambulatory palliative care clinic in the State of Georgia to determine their perspectives.…”

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Concerns of Patients With Cancer on Accessing Cannabis Products in a State With Restrictive Medical Marijuana Laws: A Survey Study

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PURPOSE: Several states, particularly in the Southeast, have restrictive medical marijuana laws that permit qualified patients to use specific cannabis products. The majority of these states, however, do not provide avenues for accessing cannabis products such as in-state dispensaries. METHODS: We conducted a survey of patients registered for medical marijuana (low tetrahydrocannabinol [THC] oil cards) in an ambulatory palliative care practice in Georgia (one of the states with restrictive medical marijuana laws). RESULTS: We had a total of 101 responses. Among our sample of patients who use cannabis as part of a state-approved low THC oil program, 56% were male and 64% were older than age 50 years. Advanced cancer was the most common reason (76%) for granting the patients access to a low THC oil card. Although patients reported cannabis products as being extremely helpful for reducing pain, they expressed considerable concerns about the legality issues (64%) and ability to obtain THC (68%). Several respondents were using unapproved formulations of cannabis products. For 48% of the patients, their physician was the source of information regarding marijuana-related products. Furthermore, they believed that their health care providers and family members were supportive of their use of cannabis (62% and 79%, respectively). CONCLUSION: Patients on Georgia’s medical marijuana program are most concerned about the legality of the product and their ability to obtain marijuana-related products. Therefore, we recommend that states with medical marijuana laws should provide safe and reliable access to cannabis products for qualifying patients.

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“…Hasin et al (2017) con datos procedentes de encuestas realizadas en ese mismo país de 1991 a 2013 (estudios NLAES y NESARC) señalan que el cannabis medicinal legal aumenta la prevalencia del consumo ilegal y de TUC. Así, Mauro et al (2019) en una encuesta nacional sobre consumo de drogas en EE.UU. señala un incremento en ambos sexos en el consumo en los mayores de 26 años.…”

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Correct knowledge of medical cannabis legal status in one's own state: Differences between adolescents and adults in the United States, 2004–2013

Abstract: Lower MCL knowledge among adolescents than adults was in accordance with MCL effects on cannabis use previously observed among adults only. Studies should assess whether MCL knowledge is a consequence or predictor of individual-level cannabis use across age groups.

Cited by 15 publications

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Trends in cannabis use and attitudes toward legalization and use among Australians from 2001–2016: an age‐period‐cohort analysis

Trends in cannabis use and attitudes toward legalization and use among Australians from 2001–2016: an age‐period‐cohort analysis

Concerns of Patients With Cancer on Accessing Cannabis Products in a State With Restrictive Medical Marijuana Laws: A Survey Study

Impacto de la legalización del consumo recreativo del cannabis

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