Do Medical Marijuana Laws Increase Marijuana Use? Replication Study and Extension

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 207-212

  Harper, Sam ^a   Strumpf, Erin C ^a   Kaufman, Jay S ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Medical Marijuana; Medical Marijuana Law; National Survey on Drug Use and Health; Quasi Experiments

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANNABIS SMOKING; CHILD; DRUG LEGISLATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL MARIJUANA LAW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; CANNABINOIDS; CHILD; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MARIJUANA SMOKING; PREVALENCE; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857439990     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: 18732585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2011.12.002     Document Type: Article

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