The Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute hosted its 2nd research symposium on marijuana in Washington State in May 2016. This meeting explored new and persistent questions within the changing landscape of legal marijuana, including:
New policies, new challenges and opportunities
Marijuana and public health
Prevention, brief intervention, and treatment
The symposium featured experts from the
University
of Washington and other research and community organizations.
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Morning Session
Symposium Opening Remarks Dennis Donovan, PhD Director, UW Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute [start video here(0:0:00)] Keynote: Marijuana Policies: What Matters for Influencing Public Health [start video here(0:4:35) | slides | bio]
Rosalie Pacula, PhD Senior Economist, RAND Corporation, Director, Bing Center for Health Economics; Co-director, RAND Drug Policy Research Center
Marijuana Legislation: Implementation Challenges and Opportunities
Moderator: Mark Cooke, ACLU of Washington
Marijuana and Public Health (start video here(0:00:00))
Moderator: Caleb Banta-Green, UW Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute
Staci Hoff, WA State Traffic Safety Commission
Marijuana Use Involvement in Fatal Crashes [start video here(0:2:14) | slides | bio]
Therese Grant, Fetal Alcohol & Drug Unit, UW Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute
Marijuana Use During Pregnancy: A Summary of Short- and Long-Term Effects [start video here(0:20:50) | slides | bio]
Beatriz Carlini, UW Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute
Marijuana Adult Users and Helplines: A Secret Shopper Study in 4 States [start video here(0:37:58) | slides | bio]
Q&A Session (start video here (0:53:01))
Marijuana Use: Prevention, Brief Interventions, and Treatment
Moderator: Dennis Donovan, UW ADAI (start video here(0:00:00))
Kevin Haggerty, UW Social Development Research Group, School of Social Work Marijuana Use Prevention Programs in Washington State: What We Know, What We Need to Know [start video here(1:10:46) | slides | bio]
Denise Walker, UW Innovative Program Research Group, School of Social Work Brief Interventions to Elicit Self-Referral: The Check-Up Model [start video here(1:29:20) | slides | bio] Suggested resources: Walker DD et al, 2007 article; Walker DD et al, 2011 article (both about the Check-Up instrument)
