Does liberalizing cannabis laws increase cannabis use?

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 20-32

  Williams, Jenny ^a   Bretteville Jensen, Anne Line ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR ALCOHOL AND DRUG RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cannabis initiation; Decriminalization; Hazard rate; Natural experiment

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

LEGAL SYSTEM; LIBERALIZATION; POLICY REFORM; SOCIAL POLICY; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANNABIS USE; CRIMINAL LAW; DECRIMINALIZATION; DRUG LEGISLATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AUSTRALIA; CANNABIS SMOKING; DRUG USE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; ONSET AGE; POLICY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

CANNABIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE OF ONSET; AUSTRALIA; CRIMINAL LAW; DRUG USERS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, DRUG; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; PUBLIC POLICY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898436157     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2014.03.006     Document Type: Article

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