@article{ref1,
title="The kids aren't alright: the effects of medical marijuana market size on adolescents",
journal="Journal of health economics",
year="2022",
author="Smart, Rosanna and Doremus, Jacqueline",
volume="87",
number="",
pages="e102700-e102700",
abstract="We exploit shocks to US federal enforcement policy to assess how legal medical marijuana market size affects youth marijuana use and consequences for youth traffic-related fatalities. Using hand-collected data on state medical marijuana patient rates to develop a novel measure of market size, we find that legal market growth increases youth marijuana use. Likely mechanisms are lower prices and easier access. Youth die more frequently from alcohol-involved car accidents, suggesting complementarities for youths. The consequences of marijuana legalization for youth are not immediate, but depend on how supply-side regulations affect production and prices.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0167-6296",
doi="10.1016/j.jhealeco.2022.102700",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2022.102700"
}