Use of Marijuana for Medical Purposes Among Adults in the United States
Open Access
- 10 January 2017
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 317 (2) , 209-211
Abstract
By 2014, 23 states and the District of Columbia had legalized medical marijuana use, suggesting a need for information about national rates of marijuana use for medical purposes.1 Although 17% of past-year marijuana users reported use for medical purposes in states with medical marijuana legalization,2 physicians might recommend medical marijuana use to patients regardless of their residing states.3 Therefore, we examined differences between medical and nonmedical marijuana users across all US states.Keywords
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