TY - JOUR
T1 - Perceptions of Marijuana Decriminalization among Young Sexual and Gender Minorities in Chicago
T2 - An Initial Measure Validation and Test of Longitudinal Associations with Use
AU - Morgan, Ethan
AU - Dyar, Christina
AU - Hayford, Christina S.
AU - Whitton, Sarah W.
AU - Newcomb, Michael E.
AU - Mustanski, Brian
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by grants from the National Institute on Drug Abuse at the National Institutes of Health (U01DA036939, PI: B.M.; F32DA046313, PI: E.M.; K01DA046716, PI: C.D.) and from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01HD086170; PI: S.W.W.). This work also benefited from collaborative infrastructure enabled by the Third Coast Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), an NIH funded center (P30 AI117943).
Publisher Copyright:
© Copyright 2021, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers 2021.
PY - 2021/4
Y1 - 2021/4
N2 - Background: There is a high rate of marijuana use among young sexual and gender minorities (SGM) and, as a result of recent state-level, fragmented marijuana laws, there is also likely high variability in their perceptions of marijuana decriminalization (PMD). Methods: Data came from two cohorts of young SGM (aged 16-29) in Chicago, RADAR and FAB400, recruited from 2015 to 2017 (N=1,114). We developed a measure to assess PMD among this population, performed initial validation, and assessed its relationship to longitudinal changes in patterns of marijuana use and geographic distribution. Results: In multivariable models, mean PMD score was prospectively associated with general (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]=2.00; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.46-2.77), but not problematic marijuana use. An increase in perceived decriminalization also predicted a significant increase in odds of general (aOR=1.67; 95% CI: 1.18-2.39) marijuana use. Significant concentrations of high PMD scores existed in across the city. Conclusion: These results suggest further study of longitudinal changes in marijuana use as decriminalization or legalization increases in the U.S. to better understand shifting trends in use.
AB - Background: There is a high rate of marijuana use among young sexual and gender minorities (SGM) and, as a result of recent state-level, fragmented marijuana laws, there is also likely high variability in their perceptions of marijuana decriminalization (PMD). Methods: Data came from two cohorts of young SGM (aged 16-29) in Chicago, RADAR and FAB400, recruited from 2015 to 2017 (N=1,114). We developed a measure to assess PMD among this population, performed initial validation, and assessed its relationship to longitudinal changes in patterns of marijuana use and geographic distribution. Results: In multivariable models, mean PMD score was prospectively associated with general (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]=2.00; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.46-2.77), but not problematic marijuana use. An increase in perceived decriminalization also predicted a significant increase in odds of general (aOR=1.67; 95% CI: 1.18-2.39) marijuana use. Significant concentrations of high PMD scores existed in across the city. Conclusion: These results suggest further study of longitudinal changes in marijuana use as decriminalization or legalization increases in the U.S. to better understand shifting trends in use.
KW - HIV
KW - decriminalization
KW - legalization
KW - marijuana
KW - sexual and gender minorities
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U2 - 10.1089/can.2019.0072
DO - 10.1089/can.2019.0072
M3 - Article
C2 - 33912680
AN - SCOPUS:85104189500
SN - 2378-8763
VL - 6
SP - 156
EP - 164
JO - Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
JF - Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
IS - 2
ER -
