Controlled Use of Cannabis Among Young Adults in Los Angeles Across Changes in Cannabis Policies
Stephen E. Lankenau, Janna Ataiants, Mark Prince, Ekaterina Fedorova, Bridgid M. Conn, Emily Ansell, Carolyn F. Wong · 2025
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Stephen Lankenau and six co-authors tracked how young adults in Los Angeles limit their own cannabis use as laws changed, in a 2025 study. Legal access to cannabis grew across the country in that period. Users often set private rules, such as not using before work or while driving. The team followed a group of young users over nine years.
Four survey waves spanned medical-only rules through full adult-use legal sales. Analysis split users into two groups: controlled and uncontrolled. The uncontrolled group was the majority at every wave. Rules against use at school or work and against driving after use grew more common. A rule about stopping use fell during the shift to legal sales. The controlled group used less cannabis at every wave and had fewer problems in most waves.
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| CREATOR | Stephen E. Lankenau, Janna Ataiants, Mark Prince, Ekaterina Fedorova, Bridgid M. Conn, Emily Ansell, Carolyn F. Wong |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 58 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |