Work-Related Asthma in the Cannabis Industry: Findings From California, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Washington

Michelle Pacheco1, Kathleen Fitzsimmons, Carolyn Reeb-Whitaker

  • 1From the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Occupational Health Surveillance Program, Boston, Massachusetts (M.P., K.F., S.Y., E.S.-F.); Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, Safety and Health Assessment and Research for Prevention (SHARP) Program, Olympia, Washington (C.R.-W., D.T.); Department of Medicine, Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan (K.R., M.J.R.); California Department of Public Health, Occupational Health Branch, Richmond, California (J.F., R.H.); Public Health Institute, Contractors to the California Department of Public Health, Occupational Health Branch, Richmond, California (J.L.W.); Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (C.S.); and Respiratory Health Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, West Virginia (K.E.D.).

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