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ArticleAmerican journal of public health2018

Marijuana Regulatory Frameworks in Four US States: An Analysis Against a Public Health Standard.

Rachel A Barry, Stanton A Glantz

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Article in American journal of public health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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33citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
4.4field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 56 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rachel A BarryAt the beginning of this study, Rachel A. Barry and Stanton A. Glantz were with the Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, Department of Medicine, and Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California San Francisco. Rachel A. Barry is a graduate student, School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Stanton A GlantzAt the beginning of this study, Rachel A. Barry and Stanton A. Glantz were with the Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, Department of Medicine, and Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California San Francisco. Rachel A. Barry is a graduate student, School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland.
University of Edinburgh · GB

Funding

Effect of Tobacco Advocacy at the State LevelR01DA043950 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI APOLLONIO, DOROTHY ELINOR · 2016 to 2020
$2.6M
NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA043950
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The movement to legalize and regulate retail marijuana is growing. We examined legislation and regulations in the first 4 states to legalize recreational marijuana (Colorado, Washington, Oregon, and Alaska) to analyze whether public health best practices from tobacco and alcohol control to reduce population-level demand were being followed. Only between 34% and 51% of policies followed best practices. Marijuana regulations generally followed US alcohol policy regarding conflict of interest, taxation, education (youth-based and problematic users), warning labels, and research that does not seek to minimize consumption and the associated health effects. Application of US alcohol policies to marijuana has been challenged by some policy actors, notably those advocating public health policies modeled on tobacco control. Reversing past decisions to regulate marijuana modeled on alcohol policies will likely become increasingly difficult once these processes are set in motion and a dominant policy framework and trajectory becomes established. Designing future marijuana legislation to prioritize public health over business would make it easier to implement legalization of recreational marijuana in a way that protects health.

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State GovernmentAge FactorsCosts and Cost AnalysisHumansLegislation, DrugMarijuana AbuseMarijuana UseMarketingPublic HealthPublic PolicyTaxesUnited StatesVulnerable Populations

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PMID29874509
PMCPMC5993386
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