Effects of state medical marijuana laws on adolescent marijuana use

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1500-1506

  Lynne Landsman, Sarah D ^a   Livingston, Melvin D ^a   Wagenaar, Alexander C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CANNABIS SMOKING; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; COMMERCE; DELAWARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MICHIGAN; MONTANA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PREVALENCE; RHODE ISLAND; RISK FACTORS; STATE GOVERNMENT;

EID: 84880174756     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.301117     Document Type: Article

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