Abstract
This paper examines the effect of a change in drugs policy on the age of onset of
cannabis use. We use 2012 survey data from the Czech Republic where in 2010 a
law was introduced decriminalizing personal possession of small quantities of several illicit drugs, including cannabis. We estimate the effect of the policy change using a mixed proportional hazards framework that models the starting rate of cannabis use, i.e. the transition to first cannabis use. We find that the decriminalization of cannabis did not affect the age of onset of cannabis use.
cannabis use. We use 2012 survey data from the Czech Republic where in 2010 a
law was introduced decriminalizing personal possession of small quantities of several illicit drugs, including cannabis. We estimate the effect of the policy change using a mixed proportional hazards framework that models the starting rate of cannabis use, i.e. the transition to first cannabis use. We find that the decriminalization of cannabis did not affect the age of onset of cannabis use.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Tilburg |
| Publisher | CentER, Center for Economic Research |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Volume | 2015-007 |
| Publication status | Published - 7 Jan 2015 |
Publication series
| Name | CentER Discussion Paper |
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| Volume | 2015-007 |
Keywords
- Cannabis,
- decriminalization
- age of onset