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 | ||||
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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.
Past-year cannabis use e-value: aOR, 1.57; lower limit 95% CI, 1.35.
Past-year cannabis use e-value: aOR, 1.68; lower limit 95% CI, 1.44.
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.
Past-year cannabis use e-value: aOR, 1.55; lower limit 95% CI, 1.31.
Past-month cannabis use e-value: aOR, 1.68; lower limit 95% CI, 1.42.
Past-year cannabis use e-value: aOR, 1.43; lower limit 95% CI, 1.31.
Past-month cannabis use e-value: aOR, 1.47; lower limit 95% CI, 1.32.
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.