Understanding the Motivations for Recreational Marijuana Use Among Adult Canadians

@article{Osborne2008UnderstandingTM,
  title={Understanding the Motivations for Recreational Marijuana Use Among Adult Canadians},
  author={Geraint B. Osborne and Curtis Fogel},
  journal={Substance Use & Misuse},
  year={2008},
  volume={43},
  pages={539 - 572}
}
  • Geraint B. Osborne, Curtis Fogel
  • Published 2008
  • Psychology, Medicine
  • Substance Use & Misuse
    • The Canadian Special Senate Committee on Illegal Drugs (2003) noted that little ethnographic research had been devoted to exploring why people use marijuana recreationally or the social contexts in which it is used. [...] Key Method The participants' ages ranged from 21 to 61 and included 25 males and 16 females whose consumption patterns ranged from sporadic use to regular daily use.Expand Abstract
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