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. 2021 Sep 27;4(9):e2127002. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.27002

Table 2. Comparisons of Cannabis-Related Outcomes After vs Before Enactment of RCLs by Race and Ethnicity.

Race or ethnicity Past-year cannabis use Past-month cannabis use
After MCL, % After vs before RCL, aOR (95%CI) After MCL, % After vs before RCL, aOR (95% CI)
Before RCL After RCL Before RCL After RCL
Non-Hispanic Black 14.8 15.8 1.07 (0.90-1.28) 9.3 10.5 1.13 (0.93-1.39)
Hispanic 11.7 15.0 1.33 (1.15-1.52)a 6.4 8.9 1.43 (1.22-1.69)b
Otherc 14.8 18.5 1.31 (1.12-1.52)d 8.8 12.1 1.43 (1.20-1.70)e
Non-Hispanic White 16.6 19.4 1.21 (1.12-1.31)f 9.7 11.7 1.24 (1.13-1.35)g
Daily cannabis use
Non-Hispanic Black 36.1 39.3 1.15 (0.79-1.66) 32.0 32.0 1.00 (0.70-1.44)
Hispanic 31.7 34.8 1.16 (0.85-1.56) 32.2 35.4 1.16 (0.88-1.52)
Otherc 34.4 36.2 1.08 (0.79-1.49) 35.7 44.6 1.45 (1.07-1.95)h
Non-Hispanic White 37.6 38.0 1.02 (0.87-1.19) 32.5 30.7 0.92 (0.79-1.07)

Abbreviations: aOR, adjusted odds ratio; DSM-5, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fifth Edition); MCL, medical cannabis law enactment; RCL, recreational cannabis law enactment.

a

Past-year cannabis use e-value: aOR, 1.57; lower limit 95% CI, 1.35.

b

Past-year cannabis use e-value: aOR, 1.68; lower limit 95% CI, 1.44.

c

Because small numbers of participants endorsed several of the listed categories, we recategorized Native American, Pacific Islander, Asian American, and more than 1 race as other race or ethnicity.

d

Past-year cannabis use e-value: aOR, 1.55; lower limit 95% CI, 1.31.

e

Past-month cannabis use e-value: aOR, 1.68; lower limit 95% CI, 1.42.

f

Past-year cannabis use e-value: aOR, 1.43; lower limit 95% CI, 1.31.

g

Past-month cannabis use e-value: aOR, 1.47; lower limit 95% CI, 1.32.

h

Past-year DSM-5 cannabis use disorder among people that used cannabis in the past-year e-value: aOR, 1.69; lower limit 95% CI, 1.22.