It is also important to acknowledge that the improved disability weights[36], involving surveys of the general population, have their limitations. As discussed elsewhere[36], it is unclear whether brief lay descriptions can accurately capture the complexity of disability due to disorders. There is also the possibility that considerations other than health status may have influenced respondents’ views of “which state was healthier” because it was hard to describe the disability due to cannabis use without mentioning it. Nonetheless, this study has made significant improvements in methods and in the transparency with which burden estimates have been made.
