Adolescent Marijuana Use and Perceived Ease of Access Before and After Recreational Marijuana Implementation in Colorado

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 451-456

  Harpin, Scott B ^a   Brooks Russell, Ashley ^b   Ma, Ming ^b   James, Katherine A ^c   Levinson, Arnold H ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; legislation, drug; marijuana; youth surveys

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANNABIS USE; CHILD; COLORADO; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; TRENDS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; COLORADO; COMMERCE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA USE;

EID: 85027864362     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2017.1334069     Document Type: Article

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