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ArticleJournal of occupational and environmental medicine2025

Work-Related Asthma in the Cannabis Industry: Findings From California, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Washington.

Michelle Pacheco, Kathleen Fitzsimmons, Carolyn Reeb-Whitaker, Kenneth Rosenman, Jennifer Flattery, Justine Lew Weinberg, Mary Jo Reilly, Sarah Yiu, Coralynn Sack, Danièle Todorov and 3 more

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13 authors.

Michelle PachecoFrom the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Occupational Health Surveillance Program, Boston, Massachusetts (M.P., K.F., S.Y., E.S.-F.); Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, Safety and Health Assessment and Research for Prevention (SHARP) Program, Olympia, Washington (C.R.-W., D.T.); Department of Medicine, Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan (K.R., M.J.R.); California Department of Public Health, Occupational Health Branch, Richmond, California (J.F., R.H.); Public Health Institute, Contractors to the California Department of Public Health, Occupational Health Branch, Richmond, California (J.L.W.); Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (C.S.); and Respiratory Health Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, West Virginia (K.E.D.).ORCID 0000-0001-7272-6394
Kathleen FitzsimmonsORCID 0000-0002-8215-2993
Carolyn Reeb-WhitakerORCID 0000-0002-9176-2013
Kenneth RosenmanORCID 0000-0002-2053-4849
Jennifer FlatteryORCID 0000-0002-3158-4649
Justine Lew WeinbergORCID 0009-0004-4554-0059
Mary Jo ReillyORCID 0000-0002-7267-9409
Sarah Yiu
Coralynn SackORCID 0000-0003-1825-6066
Danièle Todorov
Robert Harrison
Katelynn E DoddORCID 0000-0002-7545-2509
Emily Sparer-FineORCID 0000-0002-9896-7345

Funding

The Role of Airway Morphology in Environmental LungDiseasesK23ES030725 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI SACK, CORALYNN SHAYNA · 2019 to 2023
$835k
NIEHS NIH HHS K23 ES030725NIOSH CDC HHS U60 OH008466NIOSH CDC HHS U60 OH008468NIOSH CDC HHS U60 OH008487NIOSH CDC HHS U60 OH008490
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Abstract

objectiveDescribe work-related asthma (WRA) cases and associated exposures in the legalized cannabis industry.

methodsUsing data from four state-based surveillance systems (California, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Washington), WRA cases within the cannabis industry were identified and classified as new-onset asthma or work-aggravated asthma.

resultsFrom legalization dates (1996 in California, 2012 in Massachusetts, 2008 in Michigan, 1998 in Washington) through 2023, 30 WRA cases were identified. A majority were aged 18 to 34 years (66.7%) and were male (60%). Thirteen (52%) cases were new-onset asthma, and 12 (48%) were work-aggravated asthma, with two fatalities. The most frequently reported exposure was plant materials (40.4%), of which 94.7% were cannabis dust and/or marijuana plant. Most cases (69%) worked in indoor cultivation/processing.

conclusionsCannabis industry workers are at risk for WRA, emphasizing the need for interventions to address workplace respiratory hazards.

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AsthmaAsthma, OccupationalCannabisOccupational DiseasesOccupational ExposureAdolescentAdultCaliforniaDustFemaleHumansIndustryMaleMassachusettsMichiganMiddle AgedDustepidemiologyfatal case reportsmarijuanaoccupationalpreventionrespiratorysurveillance

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PMID40561210
PMCPMC12628342

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