Marijuana liberalization policies: Why we can't learn much from policy still in motion

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 212-221

  Pacula, Rosalie Liccardo ^a   Sevigny, Eric L ^b  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL CANNABIS;

ARTICLE; CANNABIS SMOKING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG LEGISLATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; UNITED STATES;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, DRUG; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MEDICAL MARIJUANA; PHYTOTHERAPY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84889631761     PISSN: 02768739     EISSN: 15206688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pam.21726     Document Type: Article

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