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Association of Recreational Cannabis Legalization With Alcohol Use Among Adults in the US, 2010 to 2019<\/b>
JAMA Health Forum. <\/i>2022;3(11):e224069. doi:10.1001\/jamahealthforum.2022.4069
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Abstract<\/b>
Importance<\/b>  In the US, cannabis use has nearly doubled during the past decade, in part because states have implemented recreational cannabis laws (RCLs). However, it is unclear how legalization of adult-use cannabis may affect alcohol consumption.
Objective<\/b>  To estimate the association between implementation of state RCLs and alcohol use among adults in the US.
Exposures<\/b>  States with RCLs, as reported by the RAND\u2212University of Southern California Schaeffer Opioid Policy Tools and Information Center.
Main Outcomes and Measures<\/b>  Past-month alcohol use, binge drinking, and heavy drinking.
Results<\/b>  Of 4.2 million respondents (median age group, 50-64 years; 2\u202f476\u202f984 [51.7%] women; 2\u202f978\u202f467 [58.3%] non-Hispanic White individuals) in 2010 through 2019, 321\u202f921 individuals lived in state-years with recreational cannabis laws. Recreational cannabis laws were associated with a 0.9 percentage point (95% CI, 0.1-1.7; P<\/i>\u2009=\u2009.02) increase in any alcohol drinking but were not significantly associated with binge or heavy drinking. Increases in any alcohol use were primarily among younger adults (18-24 years) and men, as well as among non-Hispanic White respondents and those without any college education. A 1.4 percentage point increase (95% CI, 0.4-2.3; P<\/i>\u2009=\u2009.006) in binge drinking was also observed among men, although this association diminished over time.
Conclusions and Relevance<\/b>  This cross-sectional study and difference-in-differences analysis found that recreational cannabis laws in the US may be associated with increased alcohol use, primarily among younger adults and men.<\/span><\/p>\n

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