Marina Epstein1, Jennifer A Bailey2, Rick Kosterman2, Madeline Furlong2, Karl G Hill3. 1. Social Development Research Group, School of Social Work, University of Washington, USA. Electronic address: marinaep@uw.edu. 2. Social Development Research Group, School of Social Work, University of Washington, USA. 3. Institute for Behavioral Research, University of Colorado Boulder, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To examine post-retail marijuana legalization (RML) change in marijuana use frequency and pro-marijuana norms among parents. METHODS: The Intergenerational Study, a longitudinal panel of parents (N = 668) and children, followed participants from 2002 to 2018, when parents were 27 and 43 years old, respectively. Three quarters of participants (74%) lived in an RML state and 142 (21%) had used marijuana in the 8 years prior to RML. Piecewise growth modelling compared pre- and post-RML slopes of use frequency and pro-marijuana norms. RESULTS: Frequency of use and pro-marijuana norms increased following legalization in both RML and non-RML states, though norms rose significantly faster in RML states. Growth in use was primarily driven by new users of marijuana. There were no differences in frequency of marijuana use or pro-marijuana norms by race/ethnicity, gender, or education. CONCLUSIONS: An increase in marijuana use frequency associated with RML among parents poses risk to both parents' well-being and the health of their children. A faster pace of increase in pro-marijuana norms in RML states may signal continued increases in use in the future.
OBJECTIVES: To examine post-retail marijuana legalization (RML) change in marijuana use frequency and pro-marijuana norms among parents. METHODS: The Intergenerational Study, a longitudinal panel of parents (N = 668) and children, followed participants from 2002 to 2018, when parents were 27 and 43 years old, respectively. Three quarters of participants (74%) lived in an RML state and 142 (21%) had used marijuana in the 8 years prior to RML. Piecewise growth modelling compared pre- and post-RML slopes of use frequency and pro-marijuana norms. RESULTS: Frequency of use and pro-marijuana norms increased following legalization in both RML and non-RML states, though norms rose significantly faster in RML states. Growth in use was primarily driven by new users of marijuana. There were no differences in frequency of marijuana use or pro-marijuana norms by race/ethnicity, gender, or education. CONCLUSIONS: An increase in marijuana use frequency associated with RML among parents poses risk to both parents' well-being and the health of their children. A faster pace of increase in pro-marijuana norms in RML states may signal continued increases in use in the future.
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