Evaluating the public health impacts of legalizing recreational cannabis use in the United States

Wayne Hall; Michael Lynskey

doi:10.1111/add.13428

journal article Jun 07, 2016

Evaluating the public health impacts of legalizing recreational cannabis use in the United States

Wayne Hall

Michael Lynskey

Addiction Vol. 111 No. 10 pp. 1764-1773 · Wiley

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Published: Jun 07, 2016
Vol/Issue: 111(10)
Pages: 1764-1773
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Wayne Hall

Centre for Youth Substance Abuse Research; The University of Queensland; Herston Queensland Australia; National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience; Kings College London; Strand London WC2R 2LS UK

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Michael Lynskey

National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience; Kings College London; Strand London WC2R 2LS UK

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Wayne Hall, Michael Lynskey (2016). Evaluating the public health impacts of legalizing recreational cannabis use in the United States. Addiction, 111(10), 1764-1773. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.13428

Evaluating the public health impacts of legalizing recreational cannabis use in the United States

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