A5038130595- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
New York University
2021-2025
Boston Public Health Commission
2019-2022
Washington State University Vancouver
2021
University of Northern Colorado
2021
University of Florida
2021
University of Cincinnati
2021
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
2019-2021
Colorado State University
2021
Yale University
2021
<h3>Importance</h3> In response to increasing public support for cannabis legalization, understanding associations of state and federal policy changes related legalization with patterns use is important. A challenge health monitoring research significant variation in data availability behaviors perceptions across within states over time, including the prelegalization vs postlegalization data. <h3>Objective</h3> To review available on time Massachusetts US. <h3>Design, Setting,...
Background: States are rapidly moving to reverse marijuana prohibition, most frequently through legalization of medical laws (MMLs), and there is concern that may affect adolescent use. Methods: This natural-experimental study used state Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) data collected from participants in grades 9-12 1991 2015 46 states (N = 1,091,723). Taking advantage heterogeneity across MML status dispensary design, difference-in-difference estimates compared with enacted...
Cannabis criminalization disproportionately harms communities of color in the United States. In Massachusetts' legal recreational ("adult-use") cannabis industry, state regulations intend to promote diverse participation. We assessed short-term racial/ethnic and gender diversity across industry senior-level positions with greater opportunities build wealth (i.e., board members, executives, directors).We extracted race/ethnicity from required registration forms submitted regulators for each...
Background: Reducing racial and ethnic arrest disparities is one driver of cannabis legalization in the US., but outcomes policies equity provisions remain unknown. Early research finds reduces total incidents, persist. In response, novel approaches are emerging, a comprehensive assessment their strengths limitations needed, particularly when using data sources developed for other purposes.Objectives: This perspective assesses National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), originally...
In the United States (U.S.), access to legal cannabis through regulated state markets is rapidly changing, but little known about consumer behavior when states with choose restrict due public health or safety concerns. This exploratory study examines Massachusetts recreational (“adult-use”) and medical before during two major crises that changed access: (1) e-cigarette vaping use-associated lung injury (“EVALI”) crisis requirements stop vape product sales in adult-use from...
As of March 2022, adult-use cannabis is legal in 18 states and medical-use for certain patients 37 states. Unlike the illicit market(s), market(s) present new opportunities to embed public health strategies varying levels policy regulation, such as Public Awareness Campaigns or Responsible Vendor Training (RVT). Using Social Ecological Model (SEM) a guiding framework, we conceptualize state-implemented operating at macro-level through regulations, interacting within across social...
States across the U.S. are increasingly legalizing cannabis for recreational purposes (“adult-use”) through licensure of privately-run establishments. Legalization efforts have partially emerged in response to unequal prohibition enforcement which disproportionately affects Black and Hispanic/Latino communities. However, extent people from communities most affected by included legal industry is unknown. This study a preliminary analysis participation race/ethnicity gender job titles...
Cannabis policies are continuously evolving, over half of U.S. youth now live in a state with form legalized cannabis. Monitoring risk and protective factors is critical to ensure evidence-based prevention this post cannabis-prohibition era. Massachusetts has enacted implemented three forms legalization: (1) Decriminalization (2008), (2) medical cannabis (2012), (3) adult-use (2016). This study used Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) data participants grades 9-12 from 2007-2017 (N=17,691)....