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 …

The impact of recreational cannabis legalization on cannabis use and associated outcomes: a systematic review

KN Farrelly, JD Wardell, E Marsden… - Substance abuse …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Recreational cannabis legalization has become more prevalent over the past
decade, increasing the need to understand its impact on downstream health-related …

Trends in college students' mental health diagnoses and utilization of services, 2009–2015

SB Oswalt, AM Lederer, K Chestnut-Steich… - Journal of American …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: To examine changes in diagnoses/treatment for 12 mental health (MH)
conditions, previous use of campus MH services, and willingness to seek MH services in the …

Prevalence and forms of cannabis use in legal vs. illegal recreational cannabis markets

S Goodman, E Wadsworth, C Leos-Toro… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Recreational or 'non-medical cannabis' has been legalized in several US
states, and was legalized federally in Canada in October 2018. There is little comparative …

Evaluating the impacts of cannabis legalization: the International Cannabis Policy Study

D Hammond, S Goodman, E Wadsworth… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
An increasing number of jurisdictions have legalized non-medical cannabis use, including
Canada in October 2018 and several US states starting in 2012. The policy measures …

Impacts of recreational cannabis legalization on cannabis use: a longitudinal discordant twin study

SM Zellers, JM Ross, GRB Saunders, JM Ellingson… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To estimate the effect of recreational legalization on cannabis use frequency and
sources of variance across legal environments. Design Longitudinal discordant twin and …

Marijuana use trends among college students in states with and without legalization of recreational use: initial and longer‐term changes from 2008 to 2018

H Bae, DCR Kerr - Addiction, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background and aims Young adult college students in the United States are likely to be
affected by marijuana liberalization trends. However, changes in students' marijuana use …

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 …

Does liberalisation of cannabis policy influence levels of use in adolescents and young adults? A systematic review and meta-analysis

M Melchior, A Nakamura, C Bolze, F Hausfater… - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To examine the effect of cannabis policy liberalisation (decriminalisation and
legalisation) levels of use in adolescents and young adults. Design Systematic review and …

Introduction to addictive behaviors

DL Thombs, CJ Osborn - 2019 - books.google.com
Now revised and updated, this widely used text comprehensively reviews theories of
addiction to give students and professionals a multidisciplinary foundation for clinical …