US State Recreational and Medical Cannabis Delivery Laws, 2024

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ID11037516
AuthorsTodd Ebling (0000-0002-7199-4108, Todd Ebling and Sunday Azagba are with the Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. Mark Hall is with the Department of Social Science and Health Policy, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC. Jessica King Jensen is with the Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, New Brunswick, NJ.), Sunday Azagba (0000-0001-5810-2841, Todd Ebling and Sunday Azagba are with the Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. Mark Hall is with the Department of Social Science and Health Policy, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC. Jessica King Jensen is with the Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, New Brunswick, NJ.), Mark Hall (0000-0002-1399-8362, Todd Ebling and Sunday Azagba are with the Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. Mark Hall is with the Department of Social Science and Health Policy, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC. Jessica King Jensen is with the Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, New Brunswick, NJ.), Mark A Hall (0000-0001-6118-5609, Department of Biological Sciences), Jessica King Jensen (0000-0002-6048-8277, Todd Ebling and Sunday Azagba are with the Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. Mark Hall is with the Department of Social Science and Health Policy, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC. Jessica King Jensen is with the Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, New Brunswick, NJ.)
Year2025
Volume115
Issue2
Pages178-190
Publication date2025-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2024.307874
PMID39541554
OpenAlexW4404352311
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited27

Objectives. To provide a legal epidemiology review of state-level policies that regulate the direct delivery of recreational and medical cannabis in the United States. Methods. We conducted a comprehensive review to identify all relevant policies as of July 1, 2024. Specifically, we developed a coding scheme to capture laws governing (1) direct delivery of recreational cannabis, (2) licensing for direct delivery of recreational cannabis, (3) direct delivery of medical cannabis to qualifying patients, and (4) medical cannabis delivery solely from caregivers to qualified patients. Results. Fourteen states authorized the direct delivery of recreational cannabis to adults. Twenty-six states and the District of Columbia permitted the direct delivery of medical cannabis to qualifying patients. Twelve states allowed the delivery of medical cannabis to patients exclusively through caregivers. There were numerous variations in the licensing and authorization of recreational and medical cannabis delivery. Conclusions. States varied in how the delivery of cannabis was regulated. Public Health Implications. A comprehensive review of state-level policies on cannabis delivery highlights the diverse approaches and their implications for recreational and medical cannabis access. ( Am J Public Health. 2025;115(2):178–190. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307874 )

Authorization · Cannabis · Computer security · Environmental health · Family medicine · Medical cannabis · Political science · Psychiatry · Public health · Recreation · Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects

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