Response to commentaries: Moving towards an evidence-based policy around cannabis use

Addiction

Volumn 105, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1337-1339

  MacLeod, John ^a   Hickman, Matthew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cannabis; evidence; public health; schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS SMOKING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; NOTE; PSYCHOSIS;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MARIJUANA SMOKING; POLICY MAKING; PSYCHOSES, SUBSTANCE-INDUCED;

EID: 77954496157     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03038.x     Document Type: Note

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