The effect of medical cannabis laws on juvenile cannabis use

Highlights • We investigate whether medical cannabis laws influence cannabis and illicit drug use among juveniles. • Results suggest that medical cannabis laws escalate juvenile cannabis use. • Findings also show that medical cannabis laws have little effect on juvenile illicit drug use.

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Published in:The International journal of drug policy 2016-01, Vol.27, p.82-88
Main Authors: Stolzenberg, Lisa, D’Alessio, Stewart J, Dariano, Dustin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Absenteeism
Adolescent
Alcohol
Alcohol use
Child
Consumption
Cross-Sectional Studies
Drug abuse
Drug policy
Drug use
Drugs
Escalation
Fear & phobias
Female
Health Surveys
Humans
Illnesses
Implementation
Internal Medicine
Juvenile cannabis use
Juvenile illicit drug use
Juvenile offenders
Legislation, Drug
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Marijuana
Marijuana Smoking - epidemiology
Marijuana Smoking - legislation & jurisprudence
Measurement
Medical cannabis laws
Medical Education
Medical Marijuana
Medical treatment
Panel analysis
Punishment
Research design
Respondents
Severity
Social Stigma
Stigma
Students - statistics & numerical data
Time series
United States - epidemiology
Youth
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Summary:Highlights • We investigate whether medical cannabis laws influence cannabis and illicit drug use among juveniles. • Results suggest that medical cannabis laws escalate juvenile cannabis use. • Findings also show that medical cannabis laws have little effect on juvenile illicit drug use.
ISSN:0955-3959
1873-4758
DOI:10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.05.018