Cannabis Enforcement Lags Behind Alcohol: A National Study of Law Enforcement Practices in Legal and Nonlegal States
Our study shows that cannabis enforcement strategies were used less than analogous alcohol strategies in legal and nonlegal jurisdictions, suggesting that increased cannabis enforcement could lead to reductions in public health harms. This study provides a foundation for much-needed research on cannabis and alcohol enforcement during a changing cannabis legalization landscape.
Authors
- Darin J. Erickson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4980-5796)
- Kathleen M. Lenk
- N. Scholz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7159-1210)
- Eileen Delehanty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8572-5179)
- Rhonda Jones‐Webb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7521-6496)
- Traci L. Toomey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1782-1342)
- Spruha Joshi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0497-8922)
- Toben F. Nelson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9934-7546)
Institutions
- University of Minnesota (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Minnesota Department of Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
- Published
- 2024-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.15288/jsad.24-00200
- Primary Topic
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00