What are the policy implications of the evidence on cannabis use and psychosis?

Addiction

Volumn 105, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1332-1333

  Hall, Wayne ^a   Degenhardt, Louisa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Burden of disease; cannabis; modelling; policy; psychosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CANNABIS SMOKING; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MANAGEMENT; NOTE; PSYCHOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; HUMANS; MARIJUANA SMOKING; POLICY MAKING; PSYCHOSES, SUBSTANCE-INDUCED;

EID: 77954477538     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.02919.x     Document Type: Note

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