Falling rates of marijuana dependence among heavy users

Since the turn of the century, the United States has seen dramatic changes in marijuana policy, use, and social context. Eight states and Washington DC have legalized possession, use, production, and sale of marijuana for non-medical use; more than thirty states have legalized some form of medical marijuana, often with dispensaries. Perceptions of marijuana ’s risks have been falling (Pacek et al., 2015), and approval for legalization is now nearly two-thirds (Gallup, 2017). Marijuana use has also changed in other ways, e.g., increasing THC potency, an increasing acceptance and availability of marijuana for medical use, and rising popularity of alter native forms of consumption such as edibles, portable vaporizers, and “dabbing” solid concentrates (Davenport and Caulkins, 2016; Kilmer et al., 2014).
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - Category: Addiction Authors: Tags: Short communication Source Type: research