Choo Esther K, Emery Sherry L
Department of Emergency Medicine, Center for Policy and Research in Emergency Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon.
Health Media Collaboratory, Chicago, Illinois.
Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2017 Apr;1394(1):55-73. doi: 10.1111/nyas.13093. Epub 2016 Oct 10.
As states increasingly liberalize marijuana laws, high-quality research is needed that will inform the public and policymakers about the health and societal impact of these laws. However, there are many challenges to studying marijuana policy, including the heterogeneity of the drug and its use, the variability in the laws and their implementation from state to state, the need to capture a wide variety of relevant outcomes, and the poorly understood influence of marijuana commercialization. Furthermore, current instruments generally fail to distinguish between types of users and lack accurate and detailed measures of use. This review provides a background on marijuana laws in the United States and an overview of existing policy research, discusses methodological considerations when planning analysis of state marijuana laws, and highlights specific topics needing further development and investigation.
随着各州越来越多地放宽大麻法律，需要高质量的研究来让公众和政策制定者了解这些法律对健康和社会的影响。然而，研究大麻政策存在诸多挑战，包括毒品及其使用的异质性、各州法律及其实施的差异、需要涵盖广泛的相关结果，以及对大麻商业化影响的了解不足。此外，现有的工具通常无法区分使用者类型，且缺乏准确和详细的使用量度。本综述提供了美国大麻法律的背景以及现有政策研究的概述，讨论了规划州大麻法律分析时的方法学考量，并强调了需要进一步发展和调查的具体主题。
