
Applying prevention science to policy and practice around the world
The Changing Status of Marijuana and Its Implications for Prevention
Thu, Mar 16
|Zoom Meetings
How Prevention Science Can Help Us Forge New Programming through the Environment, the Family and the Media


Time & Location
Mar 16, 2023, 2:00 PM – 3:15 PM EDT
Zoom Meetings
About the Event
In this Prevention Talk we will address the implications that the changing status of marijuana has for prevention and how prevention science can help us address these issues through family, media and environmental prevention interventions. We will have the opportunity to hear from three renowned researchers and experts in substance use prevention: William Crano, PhD, J. Douglas Coatsworth, PhD., and Mallie J. Paschall, PhD.. Each of them will deliver a brief presentation from their field of research, followed by a discussion led by Zili Sloboda, ScD., APSI's president. Questions from the audience are welcome.
Abstracts
Cannabis Legalization and Use Among Youth: Implications for Prevention
Mallie J. Paschall, Ph.D.
Prevention Research Center, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation
Thirty-seven states and the District of Columbia (D.C.) currently allow medical cannabis use by people at least 18 years old, while 21 states and D.C. allow recreational cannabis use among adults at least…