Heterogeneous health effects of medical marijuana legalization: Evidence from young adults in the United States

• Main Authors: CHAY, Junxing, KIM, Seonghoon
• 格式: text
• 語言: English
• 出版: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2022
• 主題: marijuana legalization; medical marijuana; mental health; physical health; self-reported general health; young adults; Behavioral Economics; Chemicals and Drugs
• 在線閱讀: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/2515; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soe_research/article/3514/viewcontent/HetrogenousHealth_2021_sv.pdf
• 機構: Singapore Management University

Legalizing marijuana for medical purposes is a longstanding debate. However, evidence of marijuana's health effects is limited, especially for young adults. We estimate the health impacts of medical marijuana laws (MML) in the U.S. among young adults aged 18–29 years using the difference-in-dif...