The current study data were yielded from a larger database focused on emotional vulnerability. Approximately 47.2% (n = 67) of participants who comprise the present sample were recruited for studies that excluded for current (past month) axis I disorders; and approximately 52.8% (n = 75) of participants who comprise the present sample were recruited for studies that did not exclude for current (past month) axis I disorders. Exclusionary criteria across studies included: (a) limited mental competency and/or the inability to provide informed, written consent, (b) psychotic-spectrum psychopathology, (c) current suicidal ideation, (d) current or past chronic cardiopulmonary illness (e.g., chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), (e) current respiratory illness (e.g., bronchitis), seizure disorder, cardiac dysfunction, or other serious medical illness, and (f) pregnancy. Inclusionary criteria were comprised of: (a) being an adult over the age of 18; (b) endorsing exposure to a PTSD Criterion A life traumatic event1; and (c) reporting marijuana use within the past 30 days.
