Adolescent Marijuana Use from 2002 to 2008: Higher in States with Medical Marijuana Laws, Cause Still Unclear

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 714-716

  Wall, Melanie M ^a,b,c   Poh, Ernest ^b   Cerdá, Magdalena ^a   Keyes, Katherine M ^a,b   Galea, Sandro ^a   Hasin, Deborah S ^a,b,c  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cannabinoids Therapeutic Use; Cannabis; Drug, Marijuana Smoking Legislation Jurisprudence; Legislation; State Government, Adolescent

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG USE; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICAL MARIJUANA LAW; PERCEPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79961076725     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: 18732585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2011.06.001     Document Type: Article

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