Impact of medical and recreational cannabis laws on inpatient visits for asthma
States with medical cannabis dispensaries and legalized recreational cannabis experienced higher rate of inpatient visits for asthma compared with states without these policies. Clinicians and policymakers should consider strategies to curb adverse health outcomes of cannabis, that is likely to result in increased costs of healthcare.
Authors
- Jayani Jayawardhana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5572-831X)
- José M. Fernández (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1488-6063)
Institutions
- University of Louisville (US)
- University of Kentucky (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health Services Research
- Published
- 2024-12-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.14427
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.90