@article{ref1,
title="Pre-post cannabis legalization for adult use: a trend study of two cohorts of young adult cannabis users in Los Angeles",
journal="Journal of psychoactive drugs",
year="2023",
author="Fedorova, Ekaterina V. and Mitchel, Allison and Finkelstein, Maddy and Ataiants, Janna and Wong, Carolyn F. and Conn, Bridgid M. and Lankenau, Stephen E.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Cannabis was legalized for adult use in California in 2016 for individuals 21 and older. Among 18-20-years-olds, who can possess cannabis legally as medical cannabis patients (MCP) but not as non-patient cannabis users (NPU), the impact of adult use legalization (AUL) on cannabis and other substance use is unknown. Two cohorts of 18-20-year-old cannabis users (MCP and NPU) were surveyed, one in 2014-15 (n = 172 &quot;pre-AUL&quot;) and another in 2019-20 (n = 139 &quot;post-AUL&quot;), using similar data collection methods in Los Angeles, California. Logistic and negative binomial regressions estimated cohort and MCP differences for cannabis and other drug use outcomes based on past 90-day use. In both pre- and post-AUL cohorts, MCP were more likely to self-report medical cannabis use (p < .001) while the post-AUL cohort reported greater use of edibles (p < .01), but fewer mean days of alcohol (p < .05) and cigarette (p < .01) use in multivariate models. Notably, frequency of cannabis use (days or hits per day) did not significantly differ between the pre- and post-AUL cohorts, except for greater use of edibles, despite potentially greater access to cannabis.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0279-1072",
doi="10.1080/02791072.2023.2282515",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02791072.2023.2282515"
}