The effect of medical marijuana laws on adolescent and adult use of marijuana, alcohol, and other substances

Wen, Hefei; Hockenberry, Jason M.; Cummings, Janet R.

doi:10.1016/j.jhealeco.2015.03.007

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“…As outlined by policy scholars, MMLs that allow legal access to marijuana (cultivation and dispensaries) may have greater effects on marijuana use Sabia & Nguyen, 2016) and may have important effects on the supply of marijuana used for recreational purposes purchased in the illegal drug market (Anderson et al, 2013). MMLs that allow non-specific pain as a qualifying health condition may promote recreational use rather than medical use as non-specific pain may be reported by, at best, marginal patients to access marijuana (Wen et al, 2015). Finally, requiring patients to register their marijuana use with the state (e.g., patients must register with the state to legally use marijuana) may deter non-medical users (Wen et al, 2015).…”

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“…MMLs that allow non-specific pain as a qualifying health condition may promote recreational use rather than medical use as non-specific pain may be reported by, at best, marginal patients to access marijuana (Wen et al, 2015). Finally, requiring patients to register their marijuana use with the state (e.g., patients must register with the state to legally use marijuana) may deter non-medical users (Wen et al, 2015). Columns 3-6 in Table 1 provide the states that have passed each type of MML and the law effective date.…”

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“…The authors note, however, that passage of an MML that allows for dispensaries increases both marijuana-related admissions to substance abuse treatment and self-reported marjuana use among young adults, while passage of an MML that requires patients to register with the state reduces such admissions and use. Leveraging data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), Wen et al (2015) show that passage of an MML leads to a 14% increase in any prior month marijuana use and a 15% increase in near daily marijuana use. Choi (2014), re-affirms the relationship between MML passage and marijuana use established by Wen et al (2015) in the NSDUH.…”

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“…Leveraging data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), Wen et al (2015) show that passage of an MML leads to a 14% increase in any prior month marijuana use and a 15% increase in near daily marijuana use. Choi (2014), re-affirms the relationship between MML passage and marijuana use established by Wen et al (2015) in the NSDUH.…”

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“…Anderson, Hansen, and Rees (2013) show that, following passage of an MML, fatal traffic accidents decline 8% to 11%, with larger effects for accidents that do not involve alcohol. Subsequent analyses offer mixed evidence on the effect of MML passage on alcohol use: Wen et al (2015) find that measures of alcohol misuse increase post-MML while Sabia et al (2017) document that alcohol misuse decreases. Chu (2015) examines the effect of MML on the use of cocaine and heroin, and finds that drug possession arrests and admissions to substance abuse treatment related to these substances fall post-MML.…”

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Marijuana legalization and disability claiming

MacLean

Ghimire

Nicholas

2017

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We study the effect of state medical marijuana laws (MMLs) on Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Workers' Compensation (WC) claiming among working age adults. We use data on benet claiming drawn from the 1990 to 2013 Current Population Survey coupled with a differences-in-differences design to study this question. We nd that passage of an MML increases SSDI claiming. Post-MML the propensity to claim SSDI increases by 0.31 percentage points, which translates to 11.3% relative to SSDI claiming propensity in our sample (2.7%). Point estimates for WC are imprecise.

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Association of Recreational Cannabis Legalization With Alcohol Use Among Adults in the US, 2010 to 2019

Macha

Drake

2022

JAMA Health Forum

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ImportanceIn the US, cannabis use has nearly doubled during the past decade, in part because states have implemented recreational cannabis laws (RCLs). However, it is unclear how legalization of adult-use cannabis may affect alcohol consumption.ObjectiveTo estimate the association between implementation of state RCLs and alcohol use among adults in the US.Design, Settings, and ParticipantsThis was a cross-sectional study of 4.2 million individuals who responded to the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System in 2010 to 2019. A difference-in-differences approach with demographic and policy controls was used to estimate the association between RCLs and alcohol use, overall and by age, sex, race and ethnicity, and educational level. Data analyses were performed from June 2021 to March 2022.ExposuresStates with RCLs, as reported by the RAND−University of Southern California Schaeffer Opioid Policy Tools and Information Center.Main Outcomes and MeasuresPast-month alcohol use, binge drinking, and heavy drinking.ResultsOf 4.2 million respondents (median age group, 50-64 years; 2 476 984 [51.7%] women; 2 978 467 [58.3%] non-Hispanic White individuals) in 2010 through 2019, 321 921 individuals lived in state-years with recreational cannabis laws. Recreational cannabis laws were associated with a 0.9 percentage point (95% CI, 0.1-1.7; P = .02) increase in any alcohol drinking but were not significantly associated with binge or heavy drinking. Increases in any alcohol use were primarily among younger adults (18-24 years) and men, as well as among non-Hispanic White respondents and those without any college education. A 1.4 percentage point increase (95% CI, 0.4-2.3; P = .006) in binge drinking was also observed among men, although this association diminished over time.Conclusions and RelevanceThis cross-sectional study and difference-in-differences analysis found that recreational cannabis laws in the US may be associated with increased alcohol use, primarily among younger adults and men.

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Long-term Marijuana Use and Cognitive Impairment in Middle Age

Hall

Lynskey

2016

JAMA Intern Med

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The effect of medical marijuana laws on adolescent and adult use of marijuana, alcohol, and other substances

Cited by 331 publications

References 58 publications

Marijuana legalization and disability claiming

Marijuana legalization and disability claiming

Association of Recreational Cannabis Legalization With Alcohol Use Among Adults in the US, 2010 to 2019

Long-term Marijuana Use and Cognitive Impairment in Middle Age

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