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State & Local Changes in Marijuana Laws, Use and Access

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Tuesday, November 18, 2014: 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Oral
Session Objectives: Assess implications of passing medical marijuana laws. Discuss factors involved in recent cannabis use trends relevant to substance abuse prevention.
Moderator:
Brandon Johnson, Ph.D.(c), M.B.A.

2:30pm
Age-period-cohort models of 1984 to 2010 cannabis trends in the US National Alcohol Surveys
William C. Kerr, PhD, Thomas K. Greenfield, PhD, Jason Bond, PhD and Yu Ye, MA
2:50pm
Impacts of State Medical Marijuana Laws on Marijuana Use, Perceived Access, and Social Norms
Yuyan Shi, Victoria D. Ojeda, PhD, MPH and Todd Gilmer, PhD
3:10pm
Public Health Response to Legalization of Marijuana - the Colorado Example
Tista Ghosh, MD, MPH
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
        
3:30pm
Mapping local marijuana ordinance variation in Washington State
Laura Hitchcock, JD
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs
Endorsed by: Law, Public Health Nursing

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH) , Masters Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES)

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