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Article de Périodique
Medical marijuana and marijuana legalization (2017)
Auteur(s) :
PACULA, R. L. ;
SMART, R.
Année
2017
Page(s) :
397-419
Sous-type de document :
Revue de la littérature / Literature review
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
SAN (Santé publique / Public health)
Thésaurus mots-clés
CANNABIS
;
USAGE THERAPEUTIQUE
;
LEGALISATION
;
POLITIQUE
;
DECRIMINALISATION
;
LEGISLATION
;
EVALUATION
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Résumé :
State-level marijuana liberalization policies have been evolving for the past five decades, and yet the overall scientific evidence of the impact of these policies is widely believed to be inconclusive. In this review we summarize some of the key limitations of the studies evaluating the effects of decriminalization and medical marijuana laws on marijuana use, highlighting their inconsistencies in terms of the heterogeneity of policies, the timing of the evaluations, and the measures of use being considered. We suggest that the heterogeneity in the responsiveness of different populations to particular laws is important for interpreting the mixed findings from the literature, and we highlight the limitations of the existing literature in providing clear insights into the probable effects of marijuana legalization.
Affiliation :
RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California, USA