Cannabis Control Policy: No Rational Basis Yet for Legalization

Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 538-540

  Kalant, H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; ILLICIT DRUG; MEDICAL CANNABIS;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CANNABIS USE; DRUG CONTROL; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG USE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; CANNABIS SMOKING; CHILD; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; POLICY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; CANNABIS; CHILD; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; HUMANS; MARIJUANA SMOKING; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 84938922734     PISSN: 00099236     EISSN: 15326535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cpt.112     Document Type: Review

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