Examining the locations of medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 334-337

  Thomas, Crystal ^a   Freisthler, Bridget ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispensaries; Los Angeles; Medical marijuana

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL CANNABIS;

BAYES THEOREM; CALIFORNIA; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CRIME; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; VIOLENCE;

BAYES THEOREM; COMMERCE; CRIME; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MEDICAL MARIJUANA; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84946059966     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dar.12325     Document Type: Article

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