This dashboard serves to track patterns in cannabis abuse and its consequences. Data on prevalence of use, perceptions regarding use, cannabis dispensaries, the settings of cannabis use, driving under the influence of cannabis, poisonings, healthcare utilization, cannabis use disorder treatment, and medical cannabis in Los Angeles County are presented. This information can be used to evaluate the impact of Prop 64, which legalized recreational cannabis use in California, and to inform data-driven planning and evaluation of prevention and treatment services.
21%
Past year use of cannabis among adults (2023)
18%
Ever use of cannabis
among youth (2022)
55%
Perceived great risk of harm for youth regular use (2022)
28%
At work/school under the influence of cannabis (2022)
36%
Ever DUI of cannabis
among ever users (2022)
3,269
Primary cannabis
ED visits (2022)
237
Primary cannabis hospitalizations (2022)
4,239
Primary cannabis treatment admissions (FY2223)
Updated 8/27/2024
This dashboard was developed by the Health Outcomes and Data Analytics (HODA) Division of the Substance Abuse Prevention and Control (SAPC) Bureau in the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. For information regarding this story, please contact Tina Kim, PhD at tkim@ph.lacounty.gov