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Does the legalization of medical marijuana increase completed suicide?

Melanie RylanderDepartments of Behavioral Health;Departments of Internal Medicine;Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado School of Medicine ColoradoUSACorrespondence[email protected]
, MD,
Carolyn ValdezDepartments of Patient Safety and Quality, Denver Health Denver, Colorado
, MS &
Abraham M. NussbaumDepartments of Behavioral Health;Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado School of Medicine ColoradoUSA
, MD
Pages 269-273 | Received 18 Nov 2013, Accepted 23 Mar 2014, Published online: 20 Jun 2014

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