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. 2021 Dec 3;4(12):e2137162. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.37162

Table 3. Substance Use During Pregnancy by State Marijuana Legalization Status Among Pregnant Persons Living With HIV From 2007 to 2019.

State marijuana legalization status Reported use of substance, No./total No. (%) RR (95% CI)
Unadjusted model Adjusted modela
Recreational marijuana
Alcohol
Before legalization 31/400 (7.8) 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
After legalization 14/125 (11.2) 1.44 (0.78-2.66) 1.37 (0.74-2.55)
Never legalb 227/2378 (9.5) 1.23 (0.86-1.78) 1.35 (0.93-1.96)
Marijuana
Before legalization 39/400 (9.8) 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
After legalization 17/125 (13.6) 1.39 (0.78-2.48) 1.30 (0.74-2.29)
Never legalb 214/2378 (9.0) 0.92 (0.66-1.29) 0.72 (0.51-1.02)
Alcohol and marijuana
Before legalization 13/400 (3.3) 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
After legalization 6/125 (4.8) 1.48 (0.57-3.79) 1.35 (0.51-3.56)
Never legalb 61/2378 (2.6) 0.79 (0.43-1.44) 0.72 (0.39-1.34)
Medical marijuana
Alcohol
Before legalizationc 151/1326 (11.4) 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
After legalization 76/915 (8.4) 0.73 (0.55-0.96) 0.68 (0.52-0.90)
Never legal 45/662 (6.8) 0.60 (0.43-0.83) 0.60 (0.43-0.84)
Marijuana
Before legalizationc 118/1326 (8.9) 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
After legalization 94/916 (10.3) 1.15 (0.87-1.53) 1.36 (1.02-1.80)
Never legal 58/662 (8.8) 0.98 (0.71-1.37) 0.84 (0.60-1.19)
Alcohol and marijuana
Before legalizationc 43/1326 (3.2) 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
After legalization 28/915 (3.1) 0.94 (0.59-1.54) 0.97 (0.59-1.60)
Never legal 9/662 (1.4) 0.42 (0.19-0.92) 0.37 (0.16-0.83)

Abbreviation: RR, relative risk.

a

Models adjusted for maternal race, ethnicity, age, and income, accounting for additional pregnancies.

b

Data on 2 pregnancies were missing in states where recreational marijuana was never legal.

c

Data on 2 pregnancies were missing in states where medical marijuana had before-legalization status.