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Changes in medical and non-medical cannabis use among United States adults before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Ryan D. Assafa UCLA Cannabis Research Initiative, Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA;b Department of Epidemiology, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

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Pamina M. Gorbacha UCLA Cannabis Research Initiative, Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA;b Department of Epidemiology, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA;c Division of Infectious Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

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Ziva D. Coopera UCLA Cannabis Research Initiative, Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA;d Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA;e Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USACorrespondence[email protected]

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Pages 321-327 | Received 14 May 2021, Accepted 05 Nov 2021, Published online: 07 Feb 2022

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