Medical Marijuana laws and cannabis use: Intersections of health and policy

JAMA Psychiatry

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 559-560

  Compton, Wilson M ^a   Volkow, Nora D ^a   Lopez, Marsha F ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL CANNABIS; CANNABIS;

BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CALIFORNIA; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CANNABIS USE; COLORADO; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG POTENCY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; PAIN; PSYCHIATRIST; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ADULT; CANNABIS SMOKING;

ADULT; CANNABIS; HUMANS; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MEDICAL MARIJUANA;

EID: 85020417198     PISSN: 2168622X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2017.0723     Document Type: Editorial

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