Cannabis Decriminalization and the Age of Onset of Cannabis Use
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In the Czech Republic in 2010 a law was introduced decriminalizing personal possession of small quantities of several illicit drugs, including cannabis.We use 2012 survey data to examine the effect of a change in cannabis policy on the age of onset of cannabis use. We estimate the effect of the policy change using a mixed proportional hazards framework that models the transition to first cannabis use.The change in cannabis policy did not affect the transition to first cannabis use.We find no evidence of cannabis decriminalization affecting the age of onset of cannabis use.
- Charles University Czech Republic
- Erasmus University Rotterdam Netherlands
- Government of the Czech Republic Czech Republic
- Tinbergen Institute Netherlands
- Tilburg University Netherlands
Adult, Male, Adolescent, Medicine (miscellaneous), Marijuana Smoking, Young Adult, age of onset, Surveys and Questionnaires, Humans, Age of Onset, decriminalization, Cannabis, Czech Republic, Proportional Hazards Models, Illicit Drugs, Health Policy, Legislation, Drug, Cannabis,; decriminalization; age of onset, Female, jel: jel:C41, jel: jel:I18, MAG: Decriminalization, MAG: Psychiatry, MAG: Cannabis use, MAG: Possession (law), MAG: Cannabis, MAG: Age of onset, MAG: Psychology
Adult, Male, Adolescent, Medicine (miscellaneous), Marijuana Smoking, Young Adult, age of onset, Surveys and Questionnaires, Humans, Age of Onset, decriminalization, Cannabis, Czech Republic, Proportional Hazards Models, Illicit Drugs, Health Policy, Legislation, Drug, Cannabis,; decriminalization; age of onset, Female, jel: jel:C41, jel: jel:I18, MAG: Decriminalization, MAG: Psychiatry, MAG: Cannabis use, MAG: Possession (law), MAG: Cannabis, MAG: Age of onset, MAG: Psychology
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