The need for more consistent evidential standards in cannabis policy evaluations

Addiction. 2018 Aug;113(8):1553-1554. doi: 10.1111/add.14262. Epub 2018 Jun 7.

Authors

Wayne Hall^{1

2}, Robert West³, John Marsden², Keith Humphreys⁴, J O Neale², Nancy Petry⁵

Affiliations

¹ Centre for Youth Substance Abuse Research, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
² National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
³ University College London, London, UK.
⁴ Veterans Affairs and Stanford University Medical Centers, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
⁵ University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT, USA.

PMID: 29882222
DOI: 10.1111/add.14262

No abstract available

Keywords: Causal inference; drug policy; ecological studies; medical cannabis laws; opioid crisis; opioid overdose deaths.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Analgesics, Opioid
Cannabis*
Hallucinogens*
Humans
Medical Marijuana*
Opioid-Related Disorders*

Substances

Analgesics, Opioid
Hallucinogens
Medical Marijuana

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