Name: New study of how US recreational cannabis legalization could change illegal drug markets
Brand: eurekalert.org
SKU: eurekalert-org-630
Availability: OnlineOnly

critic

New study of how US recreational cannabis legalization could change illegal drug markets

preview

A study published in the scientific journal Addiction provides the most comprehensive evidence to date of the association between recreational cannabis laws (RCLs) in US states and responses in the illegal markets for cannabis, heroin, and other drugs in those states.As of 2021, 17 US states and the District of Columbia have implemented RCLs that allow people aged 21 and older to possess, use and supply limited amounts of cannabis for recreational purposes. This study found that the implementation of RCLs was associated with the following responses in the illegal drug market in those states:Lead author Dr. Angélica Meinhofer (Assistant Professor of Population Health Sciences at Weill Cornell Medicine) says "Our exploratory findings suggest that markets for illegal drugs may not be independent of legal cannabis market regulation. As more states move towards legalization and additional post-RCL implementation data become available, we'll need to do more research to determine whether recreational cannabis laws cause those changes in the illegal market and what happens in the long-term."This study used a difference-in-differences analysis of the staggered implementation of RCLs in 11 states to compare changes in outcomes between RCL and non-RCL states. This study used crowdsourced data from Price of Weed and StreetRx on the price and quality of illegal drugs, which may be subject to error and sampling bias.###For editors:This paper is free to download for one month from the Wiley Online Library: or by contacting Jean O'Reilly, Editorial Manager, Addiction, .To speak with senior author Dr Angélica Meinhofer: contact her by email ().Funding: National Institute on Drug Abuse P30DA040500 and K01DA051777 and the Asociación Mexicana de Cultura AC.Full citation for article: Meinhofer A and Rubli A (2021) Illegal drug market responses to state recreational cannabis laws. Addiction 116: doi:10.1111/add.15517is a monthly international scientific journal publishing peer-reviewed research reports on alcohol, substances, tobacco, and gambling as well as editorials and other debate pieces. Owned by the Society for the Study of Addiction, it has been in continuous publication since 1884.Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.Media ContactJean O'ReillySociety for the Study of AddictionOffice: 020-784-80853Society for the Study of AddictionJournalAddictionFunderAsociación Mexicana de Cultura AC.,NIH/National Institute on Drug AbuseDOI10.1111/add.15517

A study published in the scientific journal Addiction provides the most comprehensive evidence to date of the association between recreational cannabis laws (RCLs) in US states and responses in the illegal markets for cannabis, heroin, and other drugs in those states.As of 2021, 17 US states and the District of Columbia have implemented RCLs that allow people aged 21 and older to possess, use and supply limited amounts of cannabis for recreational purposes. This study found that the implementation of RCLs was associated with the following responses in the illegal drug market in those...

public

addictionjrnl

Daily trending science news, images, videos, & more. Operated by AAAS, the world’s largest general science society.

eurekalert.org

Credible

Speculation

Anecdotal Evidence

Generalization

Stacking the Deck

Appeal to Authority

Straw Man

Slippery Slope

Emotional Appeal

Red Herring

False Dilemma

Illogical

Moral Equivalency

Ad Hominem

Correlation w/o Causation

Semantics

Begging the Question

Faulty Analogy

Non Sequitur

Bandwagon

Dogmatism

Failing Occam's Razor

Biased

Pure Opinion

Hit Piece

Racial Bias

National Bias

Religious Bias

Financial Incentive

Political Agenda

Gender Bias

Misused Image/Video

Study Misinterpreted

Mistake

Misused Term

Science Misrepresented

Factual Error

Satire

Surface Level

Lack of Reliable Sources

Sensational

Not Credible

Investigative

Balanced

Well Sourced

Great Context

sports

entertainment

U.S.

international

business

technology

science

culture

politics

media

health

New study of how US recreational cannabis legalization could change illegal drug markets

No article scores yet.

CRITIC REVIEWS

PUBLIC REVIEWS