The effect of medical marijuana laws on adolescent and adult use of marijuana, alcohol, and other substances

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 42, Issue , 2015, Pages 64-80

  Wen, Hefei ^a   Hockenberry, Jason M ^a,b   Cummings, Janet R ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol use; Marijuana use; Medical marijuana law; Natural experiment

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ALCOHOL; DRINKING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BINGE DRINKING; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CANNABIS USE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICAL MARIJUANA LAW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; CANNABIS SMOKING; FEMALE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; SELF REPORT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

CANNABIS SATIVA;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; SELF REPORT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84926430376     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2015.03.007     Document Type: Article

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