Open AccessAcute and Severe Acute Pancreatitis and the Effect of Cannabis in States Before and After Legalization Compared With States Without Legalized Cannabis
Author(s) -
Luis F. Lara,
Laura Nemer,
Alice Hinton,
Gokulakrishnan Balasubramanian,
Darwin L. Conwell,
Somashekar G. Krishna
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pancreas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1536-4828
pISSN - 0885-3177
DOI - 10.1097/mpa.0000000000001830
Subject(s) - cannabis , legalization , medicine , effects of cannabis , logistic regression , demography , psychiatry , cannabidiol , sociology
Cannabis legalization has increased its use. The incidence of acute pancreatitis (AP) and severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) has also increased. In this study, data on pancreatitis were obtained from 2 states before and after cannabis legalization and compared with 2 states without legalized cannabis.