Occasional cannabis consumers and controls “did not differ in internalizing psychopathology, cognitive functioning, or brain activity,” the study concluded.
Topic: Teens/Youth
Consistent with other studies, researchers concluded, “Adult-use sales were not associated with an increase in lifetime or past 30-day marijuana use.”
“The legalization of nonmedical cannabis for adults … might have affected availability of cannabis to younger persons as well as their opportunities to engage in its use.”
“The association between adolescent lifetime cannabis use and educational attainment was no longer significant after adjusting for potential confounders including alcohol use.”
Forty-seven percent of respondents reported having authorized cannabis-based therapies to their pediatric patients.
“This study provides unique and novel evidence of how youth perceptions of cannabis access have changed since the onset of [legalization.]”
“Most people arrested for violating marijuana possession laws do not require mandatory drug treatment, and historically, these referrals were provided primarily to divert people away from the criminal justice system.”
The study’s authors concluded: “[C]ontinuous cannabis use over 2-years was not associated with an increased psychosis transition rate, and did not worsen clinical symptoms, functioning levels, or overall neurocognition.”