Cannabis Data
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Cannabis use in Minnesota (all ages)
Youth cannabis use in Minnesota
Additional data sources on cannabis use
Cannabis use in Minnesota
MDH began compiling data on cannabis use and harm in 2024. Data sources include: National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), Minnesota Adult Tobacco Survey (MATS), Minnesota Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), Minnesota Student Survey (MSS), Minnesota Youth Tobacco Survey (MYTS), International Cannabis Policy Study (ICPS).
- Cannabis Use in Minnesota: A Report to the Legislature, 2025 (PDF)
Published: January 2025.
Scope: This report shares data collected between 2016 and 2024 on cannabis use prior to adult use legalization in Minnesota. It contains:- Information on the prevalence of cannabis flower use and the use of cannabis products in the state both over and under the age of 21, as well as trends in hospital-treated cannabis poisoning and adverse events
- Information and context on available data sources for cannabis surveillance, and an overview of questions asked by those sources between 2016 and 2024
- Summaries of trends in measures of cannabis use, including interpretation of differences between multiple data sources where available
- Contextualization of trends between demographic groups, including age, race, ethnicity, gender identity, household income, and educational attainment
- Cannabis Use in Minnesota: Baseline Assessment (PDF)
Published: July 2024.
Scope: This report shares data on self-reported cannabis use among adults and youth from 2016-2014 (prior to legalization in Minnesota) from a number of state and national sources, as well as information on the use of medical cannabis.
Youth cannabis use in Minnesota
Additional data sources for data on cannabis use