We investigate whether adult marijuana use in Washington responds to increased local access as measured by drive time to the nearest legal marijuana retailer as well as measures of retail density. Using survey data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, we find that as retailers open closer to where they live, more individuals use marijuana and more frequently. These effects are concentrated among young adults (ages 18–26), women, and rural residents. Controlling for distance to the nearest retailer, we find that whether retail density affects marijuana use depends on how it is measured.

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休闲大麻的地理获取

我们调查华盛顿的成人大麻使用是否对当地增加的访问做出反应，通过开车到最近的合法大麻零售商的时间以及零售密度的措施来衡量。使用来自行为风险因素监测系统的调查数据，我们发现随着零售商在离他们居住的地方更近的地方开业，越来越多的人使用大麻并且更频繁。这些影响集中在年轻人（18-26 岁）、女性和农村居民中。控制与最近零售商的距离，我们发现零售密度是否会影响大麻的使用取决于它的测量方式。