Open AccessDifferences in Opinions About Marijuana Use and Prevalence of Use by State Legalization Status
Author(s) -
Stacey Steigerwald,
Beth E. Cohen,
Marzieh Vali,
Deborah S. Hasin,
Magdalena Cerdá,
Salomeh Keyhani
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of addiction medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1935-3227
pISSN - 1932-0620
DOI - 10.1097/adm.0000000000000593
Subject(s) - legalization , medicine , recreation , value (mathematics) , environmental health , demography , law , psychiatry , political science , machine learning , sociology , computer science
Beliefs about marijuana use and prevalence of use may be associated with the legalization status of the state of residence. We examined differences in views and rates of use of marijuana among residents in recreationally legal, medically legal, and nonlegal states.