TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Pre-post cannabis legalization for adult use: a trend study of two cohorts of young adult cannabis users in Los Angeles
JO  - Journal of psychoactive drugs
A1  - Fedorova, Ekaterina V.
A1  - Mitchel, Allison
A1  - Finkelstein, Maddy
A1  - Ataiants, Janna
A1  - Wong, Carolyn F.
A1  - Conn, Bridgid M.
A1  - Lankenau, Stephen E.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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 "pre-AUL") and another in 2019-20 (n = 139 "post-AUL"), 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0279-1072
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02791072.2023.2282515
ID  - ref1
ER  -