Behavioral Health Research Laboratory, Psychology Department, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
Health Behavior and Policy Department, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
J Am Coll Health. 2021 Nov-Dec;69(8):889-896. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2020.1713135. Epub 2020 Jan 29.
Cannabis policies are rapidly evolving in the US. This study's purpose was to examine relationships between cannabis harm perceptions, substance use, and demographic characteristics on attitudes toward cannabis policies.
Participants were 619 undergraduate students in a Mid-Atlantic state where cannabis use was illegal.
In 2016, participants completed a cross-sectional survey. Multinomial logistic regressions tested associations between attitudes toward cannabis policies (recreational cannabis use, use in private, or public) while controlling for harm perceptions, substance use, and demographics.
The majority (64%) of participants supported recreational cannabis legalization, while 78% supported private and 29% supported public use. Perceiving cannabis as less harmful and current cannabis use were positively associated with supporting all three cannabis policies.
Results highlight diversity of young adults' opinions regarding specific cannabis policies and underscore relationships between cannabis use behaviors, harm perceptions, and support for legalization that may inform policy making and prevention efforts.
美国的大麻政策正在迅速演变。本研究旨在探讨大麻危害认知、物质使用和人口统计学特征与大麻政策态度之间的关系。
参与者为美国中大西洋一州的 619 名本科生，在该州大麻使用是非法的。
2016 年，参与者完成了一项横断面调查。多项逻辑回归检验了大麻政策（娱乐性大麻使用、私人使用或公共使用）态度与危害认知、物质使用和人口统计学特征之间的关联。
大多数（64%）参与者支持娱乐性大麻合法化，而 78%支持私人使用，29%支持公共使用。认为大麻的危害较小和当前使用大麻与支持所有三种大麻政策呈正相关。
结果突出了年轻人对特定大麻政策的意见的多样性，并强调了大麻使用行为、危害认知与合法化支持之间的关系，这可能为政策制定和预防工作提供信息。
