Adolescent Marijuana Use and Marijuana Possession Arrests: Have Changes in Marijuana Policy Affected Disparities Between Blacks and Whites?
Description: Project Narrative The need to reduce racial disparities in marijuana arrests is often used to justify marijuana decriminalization and legalization. However, it is unknown how these policies affect longstanding disparities in marijuana arrests or use, especially for adolescents, for whom early arrest can have life-long negative consequences. This project will assess how changes in medical marijuana laws, marijuana decriminalization and marijuana legalization have affected disparities in adolescent marijuana arrests and marijuana use.
Funder: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Funding type: research
Funder scheme: R03
Start date: 2018-06-01
End date: 2020-11-30
Investigator: ANDREW DUANE PLUNK
Institution: EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL
Funded outputs count: 3
Funder award ID: R03DA046757
OpenAlex ID: G5044965249