By Jordan Fenster on https://www.ctinsider.com/
A newly published study suggests that cannabis use will increase as Connecticut gets closer to retail cannabis sales for recreational purposes in the coming months.
The study, due out in the September issue of the journal “Drug and Alcohol Dependence,” showed that “cannabis use was more common in states with recreational cannabis laws.”
Though the study focused on the period of time between 2004 and 2017, lead study author Renee Goodwin, a professor of epidemiology at Columbia University and at the City University of New York, said the same will be true for Connecticut.
“It seems as if that would be a logical and safe assumption, based on available data,” she said.
Goodwin argues that while there have been limits placed on how much cannabis can be sold to any one customer, there has not been much education in the states where cannabis is legal on how much a consumer should use, and the effects of that use.
“U.S. states are rapidly passing legislation, yet what should be requisite public education on how cannabis can be used safely has not accompanied these changes,” Goodwin said.
“For instance, retail licenses are being issued and it is expected that recreational retail outlets will open within the year in New York State, yet New York has not provided evidence-based guidance outlining safe cannabis use practices or informing the public of potential health risks associated with various levels of cannabis use.”
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