Current Marijuana Use by Industry and Occupation – Colorado, 2014–2015

Details

• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Etkind, Paul ; Hall, Katelyn E. ; Smith, Roberta ; Van Dyke, Mike
• Description:
  What is already known about this topic? Eight states, including Colorado, have legalized recreational marijuana use among persons aged ≥21 years. The association between marijuana use and occupational injury is of public health concern. What is added by this report? During 2014-2015, 14.6% of 10,169 Colorado adult workers reported using marijuana in the past 30 days. The highest prevalences of current use were among young adults and men, and among adults working in the Accommodation and Food Services industry (30.1%) and Food Preparation and Serving occupation (32.2%). What are the implications for public health practice? By understanding the occupations and industries of workers who report recreational marijuana use, employers can develop appropriately targeted workplace marijuana policies and safety awareness campaigns. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Cannabis Epidemiology Occupational Health Public Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Marijuana Occupations Public Health Surveillance Worker Safety
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  5 pdf pages
• Volume:
  67
• Issue:
  14
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20068307
• Citation:
  MMWR 2018 Apr; 67(14):409-413
• Email:
  Roberta.smith@state.co.us
• CAS Registry Number:
  Cannabis (CAS RN 8063-14-7)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Performing Organization:
  Colorado State Department of Public Health & Environment
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20150701
• End Date:
  20210630
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:132e6e98b3601809f8beaf34bbeb0cdcf6de6b3ad48eb45a08cdd1ce3d6d6e707f9ef16a37aead7bd6a1b58fb2e91ab5f704585aff0c9bae2167546494e1b7d6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/183058/cdc_183058_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 150.30 KB ]