The design of medical marijuana laws and adolescent use and heavy use of marijuana: Analysis of 45 states from 1991 to 2011

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 170, Issue , 2017, Pages 1-8

  Johnson, Julie ^a,c   Hodgkin, Dominic ^a   Harris, Sion Kim ^b,c  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Heavy marijuana use; Marijuana; Marijuana laws; Medical marijuana; Substance use; Youth

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL CANNABIS;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG USE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; REGISTRATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CANNABIS SMOKING; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; POLICY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MEDICAL MARIJUANA; POLICY; RISK-TAKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84995677647     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.10.028     Document Type: Article

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