Assessing the Effects of Medical Marijuana Laws on Marijuana Use: The Devil is in the Details

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 7-31

  Pacula, Rosalie L ^a   Powell, David ^a   Heaton, Paul ^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;

ADULT; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DRUG LEGISLATION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYTOTHERAPY; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; COMMERCE; DATASETS AS TOPIC; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, DRUG; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MEDICAL MARIJUANA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84915746728     PISSN: 02768739     EISSN: 15206688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pam.21804     Document Type: Article

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