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Alternative Title:
J Environ Public Health
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/476017
Personal Author:
Berg, Carla J. ; Buller, David B. ; Schauer, Gillian L. ; Windle, Michael ; Stratton, Erin ; ... More +
Berg, Carla J. ; Buller, David B. ; Schauer, Gillian L. ; Windle, Michael ; Stratton, Erin ; Kegler, Michelle C. Less -
Description:
Recent changes in policy and social norms related to marijuana use have increased its use and concern about how/where marijuana should be used. We aimed to characterize rules regarding marijuana and its use in homes. We recruited 1,567 US adults aged 18-34 years through Facebook advertisements to complete an online survey assessing marijuana use, social factors, perceptions of marijuana, and rules regarding marijuana and its use in the home, targeting tobacco and marijuana users to ensure the relevance of this topic. Overall, 648 (41.6%) were current marijuana users; 46.0% of participants reported that "marijuana of any type is not allowed in their home or on their property." Of those allowing marijuana on their property, 6.4% prohibited use of marijuana in their home. Of the remainder, 29.2% prohibited smoking marijuana, and 11.0% prohibited vaping, eating, or drinking marijuana. Correlates of more restrictive rules included younger age, being female, having More ▼ -->
Subject:
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Adolescent
Adult
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Housing
Humans
Male
Marijuana Smoking/epidemiology
Risk Assessment
Self Report
Social Media
Socioeconomic Factors
Young Adult

Source:
J Environ Public Health. 2015; 2015.
Pubmed ID:
26576162
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4630400
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
United States
Collection(s):
CDC Public Access
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:49ae19515ea165e9fd9ec47fd73379c2d0d4d4aed979026a8237c3685cd9830c
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