The sick-enough-for-marijuana pattern extends in a broad band from Nederland west through an archipelago of communities that were equally tinctured by tie-dye a generation ago and are now cornerstones of the state's resort and tourism industry.
With marijuana, the pattern of gender influence is similar, except that wives also influence husbands' substance use during the transition to marriage, as well as during the early years after marriage [ 33].
Asia demonstrated the lowest global marijuana use patterns at no more than 2.5 percent, the study said, although difficulties in obtaining accurate data in less developed countries were cited as one possible reason for the low figures.
Interestingly, high marijuana use patterns do not seem to be a necessary prerequisite for later mental health problems.
Supporters of medical marijuana say the pattern — medical use most predominant in places of historically high recreational use — is simply a reflection of better knowledge about the drug and its properties.
There was a time when she might have gone in her street clothes — say, a vintage tank top with an image of Marvin Gaye, stonewashed jeans and socks patterned with marijuana leaves.
Patterns of marijuana use and psychosocial correlates are unclear among non-treatment seeking teenage girls.
Wonky congressional reporters shuffled about beside local potheads who inquired whether they absolutely needed to be a congressional employee to get a J. ("Guess I gotta go buy me a bag now!" exclaimed one disappointed onlooker wearing a bucket hat patterned with marijuana leaves).
As depicted in Figure 1, the profile of current marijuana users is similar to the pattern found among current smokers, especially for the facets of Conscientiousness.
Of all Sparc's design moves, Pearson is proudest of the facility's semitransparent facade -- a cascading grid of steel and glass patterned loosely on marijuana's DNA and peppered with clear aquamarine panes.
A key finding from the research, which collected data from teens aged 12 to 17, is that patterns in youth marijuana use are closely tied to broader trends in adolescent behavior – a connection that the authors say is much stronger than any potential correlations between use and legalization.
