Teens and children in some minority and ethnic groups who live in U.S. states that have green-lit recreational cannabis are seeing asthma prevalence rise compared to their counterparts in no-go weed states.
The new study by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and The City University of New York is touted as the first to examine the relationship between changes in adult-use cannabis policy and asthma prevalence among children and adolescents.
“Nationally, a statistically significant decrease in the prevalence of pediatric asthma was reported from 2011-2012 to 2016-2017, with no decline thereafter,” explains a statement on study findings.
Relative to U.S. states where cannabis is fully illegal, asthma prevalence increased slightly among adolescents aged 12 to 17, as well as among children identifying with non-Hispanic minoritized race and ethnic groups, in states where cannabis was legal for adult recreational use, findings show.
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