TY - JOUR
T1 - Adding Nuance to Understanding the Effects of Cannabis Legalization by Using Policy Bundles
T2 - A Study of Youth Mental Health
AU - Altaf, Shazib
AU - Mallinson, Daniel J.
AU - Park, Mingean
AU - Richardson, Lilliard E.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2025
Y1 - 2025
N2 - Background: Variation in policy design presents a challenge for understanding the positive and negative externalities of cannabis legalization. We offer an advancement on measuring state cannabis policy variation–policy bundles–and demonstrate how the measure can be used to test the effects of cannabis legalization on youth mental health. Methods: This research employs data from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The research focuses on utilizing three policy bundles as main exposures. This study utilizes a logistic regression model to analyze the outcome exposures. Furthermore, we employ instrumental variables to solve endogeneity between cannabis use and mental health. Results: Both the pharmaceutical and permissive policy bundle scales are associated with mental health improvements, whereas greater fiscalization has a negative impact on mental health. Conclusion: Studies of the positive and negative externalities of cannabis legalization must consider variation in policy design.
AB - Background: Variation in policy design presents a challenge for understanding the positive and negative externalities of cannabis legalization. We offer an advancement on measuring state cannabis policy variation–policy bundles–and demonstrate how the measure can be used to test the effects of cannabis legalization on youth mental health. Methods: This research employs data from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The research focuses on utilizing three policy bundles as main exposures. This study utilizes a logistic regression model to analyze the outcome exposures. Furthermore, we employ instrumental variables to solve endogeneity between cannabis use and mental health. Results: Both the pharmaceutical and permissive policy bundle scales are associated with mental health improvements, whereas greater fiscalization has a negative impact on mental health. Conclusion: Studies of the positive and negative externalities of cannabis legalization must consider variation in policy design.
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U2 - 10.1080/10826084.2025.2466208
DO - 10.1080/10826084.2025.2466208
M3 - Article
C2 - 39957096
AN - SCOPUS:105001284801
SN - 1082-6084
VL - 60
SP - 915
EP - 925
JO - Substance Use and Misuse
JF - Substance Use and Misuse
IS - 6
ER -
