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 …

The impact of legal cannabis availability on cannabis use and health outcomes: a systematic review

J Manthey, B Jacobsen, T Hayer, J Kalke… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background For alcohol, regulating availability is an effective way to reduce consumption
and harm. Similarly, the higher availability of medical cannabis dispensaries has been …

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 …

Impact evaluations of drug decriminalisation and legal regulation on drug use, health and social harms: a systematic review

AI Scheim, N Maghsoudi, Z Marshall, S Churchill… - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To review the metrics and findings of studies evaluating effects of drug
decriminalisation or legal regulation on drug availability, use or related health and social …

The clouded debate: A systematic review of comparative longitudinal studies examining the impact of recreational cannabis legalization on key public health …

M Athanassiou, A Dumais, I Zouaoui, S Potvin - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Ineffective cannabis regulatory frameworks such as prohibition have sparked
interest in alternative solutions to reduce individual and societal harms. While it has been …

Does recreational cannabis legalization change cannabis use patterns? Evidence from secondary school students in Uruguay

A Rivera‐Aguirre, A Castillo‐Carniglia, HS Laqueur… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aims In 2013, Uruguay became the first country to legalize and
regulate the production and distribution of cannabis for recreational use. We measured …

Cannabis smoking increases the risk of suicide ideation and suicide attempt in young individuals of 11–21 years: A systematic review and meta-analysis

A Fresán, DM Dionisio-García… - Journal of psychiatric …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Cannabis is the most frequently consumed drug around the world. Its use has
been associated with increased suicide behaviors; nonetheless, the association of cannabis …

A systematic review and narrative synthesis of the evolution of adolescent and young adult cannabis consumption before and after legalization

A Lachance, RE Bélanger, M Riva, NA Ross - Journal of Adolescent Health, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose To systematically review evidence assessing the evolution of cannabis
consumption before and after the implementation of non-medical cannabis legislation …

[HTML][HTML] Youth cannabis use and Legalization in Canada–Reconsidering the fears, myths and facts three years in

RJ Haines-Saah, B Fischer - Journal of the Canadian Academy of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Canada legalized and regulated non-medical cannabis in October 2018, and in the lead up
to this policy change much debate was generated around the Federal Government's stated …

An overview of select cannabis use and supply indicators pre-and post-legalization in Canada

B Fischer, A Lee, T Robinson, W Hall - Substance Abuse Treatment …, 2021 - Springer
Background Canada implemented the legalization and regulation of non-medical cannabis
use, production and sale in 2018 aiming to improve public health and safety. While …