The role of dispensaries: The devil is in the details

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 235-240

  Anderson, D Mark ^a   Rees, Daniel I ^b  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANNABIS SMOKING; DRUG LEGISLATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT;

HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, DRUG; MARIJUANA SMOKING;

EID: 84889647787     PISSN: 02768739     EISSN: 15206688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pam.21733     Document Type: Article

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