加拿大的娱乐大麻合法化和医用大麻患者活动,2017-2022年
1Michael J. Armstrong is an associate professor of operations research, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada.
American journal of public health
|October 3, 2024
概括
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科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 大麻研究 大麻研究
- 卫生经济学 卫生经济学
背景情况:
- 加拿大于2018年将娱乐大麻合法化,并于2019年引入了新的产品类型,如食用品和vapes.
- 了解娱乐合法化对医用大麻市场的影响对于公共卫生政策至关重要.
- 之前的研究还没有充分探讨合法化后患者活动和购买行为的转变.
研究的目的:
- 在娱乐合法化后,量化加拿大医用大麻患者注册和购买模式的变化.
- 分析娱乐大麻法的具体影响,销售开始和新产品的可用性对医用大麻的使用.
- 为考虑大麻合法化的其他司法管辖区的公共卫生战略提供见解.
主要方法:
- 利用中断时间序列线性回归模型来分析2017年4月至2022年12月的省级数据.
- 检查了人均医用大麻患者登记,每次登记的购买频率和每次购买的平均包装大小的趋势.
- 评估事件的统计意义,包括法律的通过,销售的启动,以及食用品和vapes的引入.
主要成果:
- 医用大麻患者注册数量最初上升,然后在法律出台后放缓,在食用/蒸汽引入后下降.
- 医疗病人的购买频率最初下降,随着娱乐性销售进一步下降,但在食用品/蒸汽之后稳定下来.
- 医用大麻患者的平均购买量最初保持稳定,但在可食用食品和vapes变得可用后显著增加.
结论:
- 加拿大医用大麻患者数量在娱乐合法化后大幅下降.
- 其余的医用大麻患者的购买频率稳定,购买量增加,特别是新产品格式.
- 这些发现表明,随着广泛的娱乐性使用,医用大麻的使用和市场动态发生了重大变化.
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