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Teen cannabis vaping and edibles increased in cannabis states
Author(s) -
Knopf Alison
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
alcoholism and drug abuse weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7591
pISSN - 1042-1394
DOI - 10.1002/adaw.32161
Subject(s) - cannabis , dispensary , environmental health , consumption (sociology) , marijuana smoking , affect (linguistics) , psychology , advertising , medicine , substance use , business , psychiatry , sociology , nursing , communication , polysubstance dependence , social science
Legalizing cannabis has resulted in an increased use of vaping and edibles, which may be particularly appealing to young people. Whether these alternative methods of consumption magnify or mitigate the developmental harms of cannabis use is not known. Researchers wanted to find out whether legal cannabis laws, such as dispensary regulations, affect the way youth consume cannabis.