Bestrashniy Jessica, Winters Ken C
Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science.
Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota.
Psychol Addict Behav. 2015 Sep;29(3):639-42. doi: 10.1037/adb0000111.
Marijuana use and its distribution raise several complex health, social, and legal issues in the United States. Marijuana is prohibited in only 23 states and promarijuana laws are likely to be introduced in these states in the future. Increased access to and legalization of medical marijuana may have an impact on recreational marijuana use and perception through increased availability and decreased restrictiveness around the drug. The authors undertook an analysis to characterize the policy features of medical marijuana legislation, including an emphasis on the types of medical conditions that are included in medical marijuana laws. A high degree of variability in terms of allowable medical conditions, limits on cultivation and possession, and restrictiveness of policies was discovered. Further research is needed to determine if this variability impacts recreational use in those states.
在美国,大麻的使用及其流通引发了若干复杂的健康、社会和法律问题。目前仅有23个州禁止大麻,未来这些州可能会出台支持大麻的法律。医用大麻获取渠道的增加及其合法化,可能会通过提高其可得性和降低对该药物的限制,对消遣性大麻的使用和认知产生影响。作者进行了一项分析,以描述医用大麻立法的政策特征,包括对医用大麻法律所涵盖的医疗状况类型的强调。研究发现,在允许的医疗状况、种植和持有限制以及政策的严格程度方面存在高度差异。需要进一步研究来确定这种差异是否会影响这些州的消遣性大麻使用。