Trends and disparities in self-reported past-month poor mental health among individuals using cannabis in the U.S., 2016-2023.

Xiangxiang Jiang, Gang Lv, Minghui Li, Jing Yuan, Z. Kevin Lu

Using 2016-2023 data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), this study examined trends in self-reported past-month poor mental health (≥ 1 day) among individuals using cannabis and disparities in subgroups. From 2016 to 2023, the prevalence of self-reported past-month poor mental health (≥ 1 day) among those using cannabis increased from 54.54% to 67.88%. Women reported higher rates than men…