Trends in use of marijuana and attitudes toward marijuana among youth before and after decriminalization: The case of California 2007-2013

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 336-344

  Miech, Richard A ^a   Johnston, Lloyd ^a   O'Malley, Patrick M ^a   Bachman, Jerald G ^a   Schulenberg, John ^a   Patrick, Megan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Decriminalization; Marijuana

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL CANNABIS;

ARTICLE; CANNABIS USE; DECRIMINALIZATION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STUDENT ATTITUDE; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE; ATTITUDE; CANNABIS SMOKING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRIME; DRUG CONTROL; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME; TRENDS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CALIFORNIA; CRIME; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; HUMANS; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84926218780     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: 18734758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.01.009     Document Type: Article

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