Cannabis-related health risks after retailer openings
The opening of cannabis retailers may drive up neighborhood emergency department visits.
In a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, investigators examined the association between exposure to cannabis retailers and cannabis-related harms by evaluating data on retailer openings and cannabis-attributable emergency department visits in more than 10,500 neighborhoods between 2017 and 2022.
While the neighborhoods in which cannabis retailers opened saw a steady rate of emergency department visits compared with prior to the openings, neighborhoods without cannabis retailer openings observed declines in their emergency department visit rate over the duration of the study period.
The investigators proposed certain regulations on retailer openings to curb cannabis-related health risks in states and countries that have legalized recreational cannabis use.
Read more: Annals of Internal Medicine
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