The effect of medical cannabis laws on juvenile cannabis use

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 27, Issue , 2016, Pages 82-88

  Stolzenberg, Lisa ^a   D'Alessio, Stewart J ^a   Dariano, Dustin ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Juvenile cannabis use; Juvenile illicit drug use; Medical cannabis laws; Panel analysis; Youth

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL CANNABIS;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; CANNABIS SMOKING; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG LEGISLATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; SOCIAL STIGMA; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, DRUG; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MEDICAL MARIJUANA; SOCIAL STIGMA; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84954373100     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: 18734758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.05.018     Document Type: Article

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