Responsible and controlled use: Older cannabis users and harm reduction

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 709-718

  Lau, Nicholas ^a   Sales, Paloma ^a   Averill, Sheigla ^a   Murphy, Fiona ^a   Sato, Sye Ok ^a   Murphy, Sheigla ^a  

^a Scientific Analysis Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Cannabis; Harm reduction; Normalization; Older drug users; Risk

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; MEDICAL CANNABIS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANNABIS USE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RITUAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CANNABIS SMOKING; COMPLICATION; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED;

AGED; CANNABIS; HARM REDUCTION; HUMANS; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MEDICAL MARIJUANA; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84937524072     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: 18734758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.03.008     Document Type: Article

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