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Adolescent and Young Adult Cannabis Use: Associations with Legal and Normative Cannabis Context

Speaker(s)

Katarina Guttmannová, PhD

Date

12.6.19

In the era of state-level legalization of non-medical marijuana for those over the age of 21, there is a need to understand the interplay between the legal and normative context related to marijuana and other substance use among adolescents and young adults. Understanding the associations between marijuana-specific risk factors and substance use is essential for informing preventive interventions to reduce unintended consequences of marijuana legalization for adolescents and young adults.