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UNASSIGNED: States that are legalizing cannabis for adult use are increasingly focused on equity, with the goal of repairing some of the harm caused by the War on Drugs. This study explains and describes the emphasis states are placing on equity and assesses whether public education can be used to increase public support for equity-focused cannabis policies.
UNASSIGNED: We conducted an online survey of 893 New Jersey adults in August and September of 2021, just as state\'s Cannabis Regulatory Commission was publishing the first set of regulations for the legal sale and use of cannabis for adults age 21 and older. The study included an experimental design, in which half of respondents viewed an educational message about equity-focused cannabis policies before answering survey questions, and the other half did not.
UNASSIGNED: Few participants (24.9%) were familiar with the concept of equity in cannabis policy, and a substantial proportion-from about 20% to 35%-provided a \"neutral\" or \"don\'t know\" response when asked about support for specific policies. Exposure to an educational message was associated with greater perceived importance of equity in cannabis policy (p < 0.05) and greater support for equity-focused policies. Specifically, participants who saw an educational message had greater agreement that New Jersey should provide priority licensing (p < 0.01) and grants (p < 0.001) to people who have been arrested for cannabis, and who now want to participate in the legal cannabis industry.
UNASSIGNED: Cannabis regulators, public health professionals, and people working to advance racial justice may be able to advance state equity goals and remedy some of the harm from the War on Drugs by expanding public education campaigns to include equity messages.
UNASSIGNED: We conducted an online survey of 893 New Jersey adults in August and September of 2021, just as state\'s Cannabis Regulatory Commission was publishing the first set of regulations for the legal sale and use of cannabis for adults age 21 and older. The study included an experimental design, in which half of respondents viewed an educational message about equity-focused cannabis policies before answering survey questions, and the other half did not.
UNASSIGNED: Few participants (24.9%) were familiar with the concept of equity in cannabis policy, and a substantial proportion-from about 20% to 35%-provided a \"neutral\" or \"don\'t know\" response when asked about support for specific policies. Exposure to an educational message was associated with greater perceived importance of equity in cannabis policy (p < 0.05) and greater support for equity-focused policies. Specifically, participants who saw an educational message had greater agreement that New Jersey should provide priority licensing (p < 0.01) and grants (p < 0.001) to people who have been arrested for cannabis, and who now want to participate in the legal cannabis industry.
UNASSIGNED: Cannabis regulators, public health professionals, and people working to advance racial justice may be able to advance state equity goals and remedy some of the harm from the War on Drugs by expanding public education campaigns to include equity messages.
摘要：
■正在使成人使用大麻合法化的国家越来越注重公平，目的是修复毒品战争造成的一些伤害。这项研究解释并描述了各州对公平的重视，并评估了公共教育是否可用于增加公众对注重公平的大麻政策的支持。
■我们在2021年8月和9月对893名新泽西州成年人进行了一项在线调查，就在该州的大麻监管委员会发布了第一套合法销售和使用21岁及以上成年人的大麻法规时。这项研究包括一个实验设计，其中一半的受访者在回答调查问题之前查看了有关以公平为重点的大麻政策的教育信息，而另一半没有。
■很少有参与者（24.9%）熟悉大麻政策中的公平概念，当被问及对具体政策的支持时，相当大的比例——从大约20%到35%——提供了“中立”或“不知道”的回应。接触教育信息与大麻政策中公平的更大重要性(p<0.05)和对注重公平的政策的更大支持相关。具体来说,看到教育信息的参与者达成了更大的共识，即新泽西州应向因大麻被捕的人提供优先许可（p<0.01）和赠款（p<0.001），他们现在想参与合法的大麻产业。
■大麻监管机构，公共卫生专业人员,和人们努力推进种族正义也许能够推进国家公平的目标，并通过扩大公共教育运动，包括公平的信息，从毒品战争补救一些伤害。
■我们在2021年8月和9月对893名新泽西州成年人进行了一项在线调查，就在该州的大麻监管委员会发布了第一套合法销售和使用21岁及以上成年人的大麻法规时。这项研究包括一个实验设计，其中一半的受访者在回答调查问题之前查看了有关以公平为重点的大麻政策的教育信息，而另一半没有。
■很少有参与者（24.9%）熟悉大麻政策中的公平概念，当被问及对具体政策的支持时，相当大的比例——从大约20%到35%——提供了“中立”或“不知道”的回应。接触教育信息与大麻政策中公平的更大重要性(p<0.05)和对注重公平的政策的更大支持相关。具体来说,看到教育信息的参与者达成了更大的共识，即新泽西州应向因大麻被捕的人提供优先许可（p<0.01）和赠款（p<0.001），他们现在想参与合法的大麻产业。
■大麻监管机构，公共卫生专业人员,和人们努力推进种族正义也许能够推进国家公平的目标，并通过扩大公共教育运动，包括公平的信息，从毒品战争补救一些伤害。
