Social Workers and Brief Interventions: A Research-Informed Response to Changing Views on Marijuana

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“…Regardless of the legalities, in the United States personal and public opinions are shifting on the issue of marijuana use (Millhorn, et al, 2009;Ratzan, 2014;Roffman, 2013;Rubens, 2014;Sarabia, 2015;Vitale, 2014), as is reflected in the ongoing state-level actions toward the decriminalization of recreational marijuana use. However, not all of the United States, nor even the residents of states where recreational use is permitted, agree on the legal or moral permissibility of either medicinal or recreational marijuana use (Roffman, 2013;Rubens, 2014).…”