State and National Contexts in Evaluating Cannabis Laws: A Case Study of Washington State.
State and National Contexts in Evaluating Cannabis Laws: A Case Study of Washington State.
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DOI：
10.1177/0022042616678607
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发表时间：
2017-01
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1.7
通讯作者：
Fleming CB
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作者：
Cambron C;Guttmannova K;Fleming CB
截至2016年1月，美国23个州和哥伦比亚特区已将医用或非医用大麻合法化，更有可能效仿。这种动态的政策背景对政策评估来说是一个巨大的挑战。本文第一部分概述了各州的州一级大麻政策组成部分以及联邦政府就州一级政策采取的行动。第二部分详细介绍了华盛顿州从1998年到2015年的大麻政策历史，并分析了政策变化对大麻供需的潜在影响。作为医用和非医用大麻政策的早期采用者，华盛顿州提供了一个很好的例子，说明了在评估政策变化与大麻使用之间的关系时需要考虑的关键因素。我们强调，在解释新的大麻政策的潜在影响时，联邦执法优先事项和以前通过的州一级大麻制度相互作用的重要性。
As of January 2016, 23 U.S. states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical or nonmedical cannabis, with more likely to follow. This dynamic policy context represents a substantial challenge for policy evaluation. Part I of this article provides a summary of state-level cannabis policy components across states and federal action regarding state-level policies. Part II presents a detailed history of cannabis policies in Washington State from 1998 to 2015 and analyzes the potential impacts of the policy changes on cannabis supply and demand. As an early adopter of both medical and nonmedical cannabis policies, Washington State provides an excellent example of the key elements to be considered in evaluating the relationship between policy changes and cannabis use. We highlight the importance of the interplay of federal enforcement priorities and previously adopted state-level cannabis regimes in interpreting the potential impacts of new cannabis policies.