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.
24%
Past year use of cannabis among adults (2021-23)
11%
Past year use of cannabis
among youth (2021-23)
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)
3,048
Primary cannabis
ED visits (2024)
267
Primary cannabis hospitalizations (2024)
3,620
Primary cannabis treatment admissions (FY2425)
California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI). Nonpublic Inpatient Discharge and Emergency Department data. 2015-2024. California Department of Public Health (CDPH).
Los Angeles County Participant Reporting System (LACPRS). Clients in Publicly Funded Substance Use Disorder Treatment Programs in Los Angeles County. FY2024-2025. Health Outcome and Data Analytics. Substance Abuse Prevention and Control. Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
Marijuana Use and Public Perceptions in Los Angeles County: Findings from the 2022 Community Needs Assessment (CNA). Health Outcomes and Data Analytics, Substance Abuse Prevention and Control, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, April 2024. http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/sapc/MDU/SpecialReport/Marijuana-Use-and-Public-Perceptions-in-Los-Angeles-County.pdf. Retrieved 4/17/2024.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). National Surveys on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH): 2021-2023 Model-Based Substate Estimates – State Files. California State.
Updated 3/23/2026
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