ArticleAmerican journal of preventive medicine2024
Changes in Cannabis Use From 2014 to 2019 Among Young Adults in Washington State.
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- Pandemic-Related Stressors Linked to Cannabis and Nicotine Use in a Longitudinal Study of Asian, Latinx, and White Young Adults.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2026Article
- Event-Level Differences in Quantity, Frequency, and Consequences of Cannabis Use by Modes of Use Among Sexual Minority Women and Gender Diverse Individuals.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2025Article
- Young Adult Cannabis, Alcohol, Nicotine, and Nonprescribed Pain Reliever Use in Washington State Before and During COVID-19 Pandemic.AJPM focus · 2025Article
- Age-Varying Patterns of Cannabis Use, Related Risk Factors, and their Associations among Young Adults in the Context of Legalized Nonmedical Cannabis.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2025Article
- Changing Developmental Patterns of Cannabis and Alcohol Use in Washington State: an Analysis of Young Adult Birth Cohorts Born in 1990-2004.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2025Article
- Modes of cannabis use, frequency of use, and cannabis use problems: A latent profile analysis of modes of cannabis use.Addictive behaviors · 2025Article
- Age-Related Changes in Past-Month Alcohol, Cannabis, and Simultaneous Use in a Statewide Sample of Young Adults in Washington State.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2025Article
- Cannabis Use and Clinical Outcomes in Adolescents and Young Adults With Diabetes: The SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study.Diabetes spectrum : a publication of the American Diabetes Association · 2025Article
- The Longitudinal Association of Cumulative Depression With Cannabis Use Disorder Among Young Adults.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2025Article
- A Review of Meta-Analyses of Prevention Strategies for Problematic Cannabis Use.Current addiction reports · 2024Article
- Considerations for Research in States with Recent or Pending Legalization of Non-Medical Cannabis: Lessons Learned from Alcohol and Opportunities for Research.Current addiction reports · 2024Article
- Young Adult Alcohol and Cannabis Impaired Driving After the Opening of Cannabis Retail Stores in Washington State.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2024Article
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introductionUnderstanding changes in cannabis use in the legalized nonmedical cannabis context is critical. Washington State, one the earliest states to implement legalization, presents a unique opportunity to examine how cannabis use and its consequences changed after the implementation of legalization for adults. With a focus on Washington State young adults, this study conducted in 2022-2023 examined changes in (1) cannabis use by sex and age, (2) preferred mode of use, and (3) cannabis use disorder symptoms.
methodsUsing repeated cross-sectional data on young adults aged 18-25 years in Washington State from 2014 (premarket opening) to 2019 (N=12,945), logistic regression models assessed trends over time in the prevalence of any and frequent (20+ days) past-month cannabis use. Among individuals reporting use, multinomial logistic regressions estimated trends over time in the preferred mode of use and negative binomial regressions examined trends in the count of cannabis use disorder symptoms.
resultsFrom 2014 to 2019, the prevalence of cannabis use converged by sex, with females being equally likely as males to report both any and frequent use by 2019. Among young adults reporting past-month use, smoking as the preferred mode of use decreased relative to other modes. Number of cannabis use disorder symptoms reported increased, which was not accounted for by changes in preferred mode of use.
conclusionsDuring the 5-year period following the implementation of legalization, patterns of young adult cannabis use shifted, including particularly sharp increases among females and increases in cannabis use disorder symptoms. Future studies should investigate underlying causes for these important changes.
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