Early evidence of the impact of cannabis legalization on cannabis use, cannabis use disorder, and the use of other substances: Findings from state policy evaluations

R Smart, RL Pacula - The American journal of drug and alcohol …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background: The past decade has seen unprecedented shifts in the cannabis policy
environment, and the public health impacts of these changes will hinge on how they affect …

Delta‐8 tetrahydrocannabinol: a scoping review and commentary

CR LoParco, ME Rossheim, ST Walters, Z Zhou… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aims Delta‐8 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is a psychoactive
substance from the Cannabis plant that has been rising in popularity in the United States …

Racial justice requires ending the war on drugs

BD Earp, J Lewis, CL Hart… - The American Journal …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Historically, laws and policies to criminalize drug use or possession were rooted in explicit
racism, and they continue to wreak havoc on certain racialized communities. We are a group …

Adolescent cannabis use, cognition, brain health and educational outcomes: a review of the evidence

V Lorenzetti, E Hoch, W Hall - European Neuropsychopharmacology, 2020 - Elsevier
We review the findings of systematic reviews and meta-analyses of case-control studies that
examine brain functioning and cognitive correlates of adolescent cannabis use using …

Public health impacts to date of the legalisation of medical and recreational cannabis use in the USA

V Chiu, J Leung, W Hall, D Stjepanović… - Neuropharmacology, 2021 - Elsevier
The legality of cannabis use has been changing in a number of jurisdictions around the
world. In the US, it has been legalised for medicinal and/or recreational uses in 34 …

Evidence on the acute and residual neurocognitive effects of cannabis use in adolescents and adults: A systematic meta‐review of meta‐analyses

L Dellazizzo, S Potvin, S Giguère, A Dumais - Addiction, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Cannabis is among the most consumed psychoactive substances world‐wide.
Considering changing policy trends regarding the substance, it is crucial to understand more …

Is legalization of recreational cannabis associated with levels of use and cannabis use disorder among youth in the United States? A rapid systematic review

MA O'Grady, MG Iverson, AO Suleiman… - European Child & …, 2024 - Springer
Cannabis legalization policies are rapidly changing in the United States. While there are
concerns that recreational legalization will negatively affect young people, previous reviews …

Prevalence and modes of cannabis use among youth in Canada, England, and the US, 2017 to 2019

D Hammond, E Wadsworth, JL Reid… - Drug and alcohol …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective Cannabis markets are evolving in terms of greater diversity and potency of
products. The current study examined changes in cannabis use and modes of consumption …

Risk-thresholds for the association between frequency of cannabis use and the development of psychosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

T Robinson, MU Ali, B Easterbrook, W Hall… - Psychological …, 2023 - cambridge.org
BackgroundEpidemiological studies show a dose–response association between cannabis
use and the risk of psychosis. This review aimed to determine whether there are identifiable …

Changes in cannabis policy and prevalence of recreational cannabis use among adolescents and young adults in Europe—An interrupted time-series analysis

AC Gabri, MR Galanti, N Orsini, C Magnusson - PLoS One, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Cannabis policy varies greatly across European countries, but evidence of how
such policy impacts on recreational cannabis use among young people is conflicting. This …