Lit review
by
Manthey, Jakob et al
Release Date
2023
Geography
North America
Language of Resource
English
Full Text Available
No
Open Access / OK to Reproduce
No
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Objective
Studied the link between the higher availability of medical cannabis dispensaries to increased cannabis consumption and harm.
Findings/Key points
Increased availability of legal cannabis was linked to increased current cannabis use and health-related outcomes (vomiting, psychosis, or cannabis-involved pregnancies), regardless of the indicator employed to measure availability (proximity or density) among both adults and adolescents. The positive correlation between cannabis availability and consumption is most pronounced among those groups who have been less exposed to cannabis before legalization. The association between the availability of legal cannabis and risky use indicators was less consistent.
Design/methods
Lit review (13 studies included)
Keywords
Policy/Regulatory
Outcomes
