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Reviewed by researchers from:University of Colorado at Denver, Harvard Medical School, Boston Children’s Hospital, University of Connecticut,Yale University, University of Kansas
LESSONS LEARNED FROM MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION
Reviewed by researchers from:University of Colorado at Denver, Harvard Medical School, Boston Children’s Hospital, University of Connecticut,Yale University, University of Kansas
Smart Approaches to Marijuana
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LESSONS LEARNED FROM MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION
Alaska - In Anchorage, school suspensions for marijuana use and possession increased more than 141% from 2015 (when legalization was implemented) to 2017 (Wohlforth, 2018).
Colorado - A study in Colorado found that about 50% of youth in outpatient substance abuse treatment reported using diverted marijuana (Wilkinson, Yarnell, Radhakrishnan, Ball, & D’Souza, 2016).
DC - The Districtof Columbia saw public consumption and distribution arrests nearly triple between theyears 2015 and 2016, and a disproportionate number of those marijuana-related arrests occur among African-Americans (Moyer, 2017;DCMPD, 2016).
Oregon - One hospital in Bend, Oregon, also had an increase in marijuana-related emergency room visits from 229 in 2012 to 2,251 in 2015; the average number of marijuana-related emergency room visits per month in the same hospital in 2016 was 552 (Hawryluk, 2017).
Washington - Washington state law enforcement has documented a total of 424 violations among licensed marijuana businesses. Of these, 288 violations pertained to selling marijuanato minors and 136 violations were for allowing minors access to a restricted area(Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board [WSLCB], 2017).
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