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Changing perspectives on marijuana use during early adolescence and young adulthood: Evidence from a panel of cross-sectional surveys [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Introduction. Prior research has often overlooked potential cohort differences in marijuana views and use across adolescence and young adulthood. To begin to address this gap, we conduct an exploratory examination of marijuana views and use among ...
Goings, Trenette Clark   +4 more
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A Note on Selected Names of Colorado Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

open access: yesNames, 2017
This article offers information about the names of marijuana dispensaries in Colorado. First, it provides a brief overview of popular cultural references to the drug in film and music. Second, it considers its medical uses.
Frank Nuessel
doaj   +1 more source

Marijuana legalization and historical trends in marijuana use among US residents aged 12–25: results from the 1979–2016 National Survey on drug use and health

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2020
Background Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States. More and more states legalized medical and recreational marijuana use. Adolescents and emerging adults are at high risk for marijuana use.
Bin Yu   +3 more
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High on life? Medical marijuana laws and suicide [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Using state-level data for the period 1990 through 2007, we estimate the effect of legalizing medical marijuana on suicide rates. Our results suggest that the passage of a medical marijuana law is associated with an almost 5 percent reduction in the ...
Anderson, D. Mark   +2 more
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High Support For Medical Marijuana, Opinions Divided About Northern Pass 2/12/13 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
There is strong support for legalizing marijuana for medical use in New Hampshire but Granite Staters are divided over legalization for recreational use.
Survey Center, UNH
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Waiting to Exhale: Medical Marijuana and Its Uncertain Future [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Therapeutic use of marijuana is a political, medical and moral issue that has provoked controversy throughout this century. On one side of the debate is the governments desire to prevent drug abuse and to make certain that medical therapies are ...
Bunting, Stephanie
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Characteristics of patients with non-cancer pain and long-term prescription opioid use who have used medical versus recreational marijuana

open access: yesJournal of Cannabis Research
Objective Marijuana use is increasingly common among patients with chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP) and long-term opioid therapy (LTOT). We determined if lifetime recreational and medical marijuana use were associated with more frequent and higher dose ...
Whitney M. Davidson   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Is There Less Opioid Abuse in States Where Marijuana Has Been Decriminalized, Either for Medicinal or Recreational Use? A Clin-IQ

open access: yesJournal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews, 2019
Opioid use, abuse, and associated mortality have reached an epidemic level. In some states, cannabis is being used to treat chronic pain. To examine the hypothesis that medical marijuana legislation may reduce adverse opioid-related outcomes if patients ...
Aaron M. Wendelboe   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Shifting Marijuana Laws and Policies: Implications for Alaska [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Marijuana regulation continues to be a pressing criminal justice and social policy issue both in Alaska and across the nation. A ballot measure that would legalize, tax, and regulate marijuana in Alaska will be before the state’s voters at the November ...
Brandeis, Jason
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Marijuana Legislation: Identifying the Impact on the Oral Healthcare Provider [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Objectives/Aims: Since the mid-2000s, the United States has seen a surge in legislation involving the legalization of marijuana, both recreationally and medicinally.
Geiser, Abby L, Reid-Burrell, Jessica
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