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. 2017 Jan 10;317(2):209-211.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.18900.

Use of Marijuana for Medical Purposes Among Adults in the United States

Wilson M Compton  1 , Beth Han  2 , Arthur Hughes  2 , Christopher M Jones  3 , Carlos Blanco  1
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Use of Marijuana for Medical Purposes Among Adults in the United States

Wilson M Compton et al. JAMA. .
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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Compton reports ownership of stock in General Electric Co., 3M Co., and Pfizer Inc., unrelated to the submitted work. Han, Hughes, Jones, and Blanco have no conflicts to disclose.

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