ReviewPreventive medicine2017
Cannabis use, attitudes, and legal status in the U.S.: A review.
Review in Preventive medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 292 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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292 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 525 citations in OpenAlex.
- The genetics of cannabis lifetime use.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026Pooled it
- Digital Interventions for Recreational Cannabis Use Among Young Adults: Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Behavior Change Technique Analysis of Randomized Controlled Studies.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Pooled it
- The impact of cannabis legalization and decriminalization on acute poisoning: A systematic review.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2023Pooled it
- Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) Task Force Report: A Systematic Review and Recommendations of Cannabis use in Bipolar Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2023Pooled it
- The association between recreational cannabis use and posttraumatic stress disorder: A systematic review and methodological critique of the literature.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2022Pooled it
- Systematic review of structural and functional neuroimaging studies of cannabis use in adolescence and emerging adulthood: evidence from 90 studies and 9441 participants.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2022Pooled it
- Causal effects of cannabis legalization on parents, parenting, and children: A systematic review.Preventive medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Acceptability, Feasibility, and Outcome Responsiveness of the Joint Effort Mobile App for Promoting Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Among Young Adults: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Trial
- A remote brief intervention plus social media messaging for cannabis use among emerging adults: A pilot randomized controlled trial in emergency department patients.Addictive behaviors · 2023Trial
- Effects of Oral Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol in Women During the Follicular Phase of the Menstrual Cycle.Cannabis and cannabinoid research · 2023Trial
- Pharmacokinetic Profile of ∆9-Tetrahydrocannabinol, Cannabidiol and Metabolites in Blood following Vaporization and Oral Ingestion of Cannabidiol Products.Journal of analytical toxicology · 2022Trial
- A social media intervention for cannabis use among emerging adults: Randomized controlled trial.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2022Trial
- Ecological momentary insights into cannabis use and its contexts: a pre-post legalization study in Germany.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Independent and combined associations of cannabis and nicotine use with postoperative outcomes after cervical and lumbar interbody fusion: a retrospective cohort study.North American Spine Society journal · 2026Article
- The Cannabis Health Literacy Questionnaire - Assessing Reliability and Known-Groups Validity in a Canadian Adult Sample.Journal of drug education · 2026Article
- Cannabis use and beliefs among people in recovery from substance use disorders.Journal of cannabis research · 2026Article
- Innovative Methods for Prenatal Cannabis Exposure: Vapor Inhalation Chamber and Metabolite Quantification in Prairie Voles and Rats.Developmental psychobiology · 2026Article
- Does the total consumption model apply to cannabis use?Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2026Article
- Perceived risk of substance use and associations with early experimentation: A latent profile analysis using ABCD study data.Drug and alcohol dependence reports · 2026Article
- Memory impairment and chronic high-dose Δ9-THC/cannabis exposure: a narrative review of molecular mechanisms underlying neurotoxic effects.Psychopharmacology · 2026Review
232 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
Cannabis is widely used among adolescents and adults. In the U.S., marijuana laws have been changing, and Americans increasingly favor legalizing cannabis for medical and recreational uses. While some can use cannabis without harm, others experience adverse consequences. The objective of this review is to summarize information on the legal status of cannabis, perceptions regarding cannabis, prevalence and time trends in use and related adverse consequences, and evidence on the relationship of state medical (MML) and recreational (RML) marijuana laws to use and attitudes. Twenty-nine states now have MMLs, and eight of these have RMLs. Since the early 2000s, adult and adolescent perception of cannabis use as risky has decreased. Over the same time, the prevalence of adolescent cannabis use has changed little. However, adult cannabis use, disorders, and related consequences have increased. Multiple nationally representative studies indicate that MMLs have had little effect on cannabis use among adolescents. However, while MML effects have been less studied in adults, available evidence suggests that MMLs increase use and cannabis use disorders in adults. While data are not yet available to evaluate the effect of RMLs, they are likely to lower price, increase availability, and thereby increase cannabis use. More permissive marijuana laws may accomplish social justice aims (e.g., reduce racial disparities in law enforcement) and generate tax revenues. However, such laws may increase cannabis-related adverse health and psychosocial consequences by increasing the population of users. Dissemination of balanced information about the potential health harms of cannabis use is needed.
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