The Effect of Medical Marijuana Laws on Marijuana-Related Attitude and Perception Among US Adolescents and Young Adults

Prevention Science

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2019, Pages 215-223

  Wen, Hefei ^a   Hockenberry, Jason M ^b   Druss, Benjamin G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Marijuana use; Medical marijuana laws; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL CANNABIS;

ADOLESCENT; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CANNABIS SMOKING; CANNABIS USE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; PERCEPTION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MARIJUANA USE; MEDICAL MARIJUANA; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85047123083     PISSN: 13894986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11121-018-0903-8     Document Type: Article

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