Marijuana Legalization and Parents' Attitudes, Use, and Parenting in Washington State
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The Legalization of Marijuana
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Adolescent Health
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1054-139X
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2016.07.004