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DEA Position Paper on Marijuana [1] 04/01/2013 |
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DEA [2], position paper [3], dangers [4], medical association [5], non-users [6], youth usage [7] | |
Public Health Policy- Hookah [8] 03/06/2013 |
2013 University of Maryland summary of Hookah legislation by state. |
Public Health [9], Hookah [10], policy [11], 2017 Legislation [12] | |
Substance Use among 12th Grade Aged Youths by Dropout Status [13] 02/13/2013 |
This is an important public health issue because, in general, adults who do not graduate from high school tend to have lower paying jobs than those who do and thus are at greater risk for living in poverty, lacking health insurance, and suffering from poor health. |
dropout [14], national [15], SAMHSA [16] | |
Statistics on Cannabis Users Skew Perceptions of Cannabis Use [17] 01/17/2013 |
In summary, by sampling on use-days and amount used, we find that most of the consumption and, hence, most of the associated intoxication and flow of money into the black markets, comes from people who use frequently. Examining the number of users can be enlightening but does not fully capture the dynamics of cannabis usage. In order to understand market-related quantities like demand, and to better assess implications for crime, health, and productivity, researchers should analyze cannabis usage indicators like use-days and quantity consumed. |
marijuana use [18], 2023 Presentation Dr Berry [19] | |
Psychomotor Function in Chronic Daily Cannabis Smokers during Sustained Abstinence [20] 01/02/2013 |
Conclusions/Significance: Sustained cannabis abstinence moderately improved critical tracking and divided attention performance in chronic, daily cannabis smokers, but impairment was still observable compared to controls after 3 weeks of abstinence. Between group differences, however, need to be interpreted with caution as chronic smokers and controls were not matched for education, social economic status, life style and race. |
Studies [21], Research [22], chronic [23] | |
What is the Social Impact of Legalizing Marijuana? [24] 01/01/2013 |
Alcohol is legal and regulated. Its use is our nation’s No. 3 cause of preventable death, behind diet related illness. Alcohol use costs our country at least $185 billion annually — which is also roughly 10 times the amount of money our state and federal governments collect from today’s taxes on the substance (HHS) |
impact [25], social costs [26], Colorado [27] | |
Acute cannabis consumption and motor vehicle collision risk: systematic review of observational studies and meta-analysis [28] 12/11/2012 |
Acute cannabis consumption is associated with an increased risk of a motor vehicle crash, especially for fatal collisions. This information could be used as the basis for campaigns against drug impaired driving, developing regional or national policies to control acute drug use while driving, and raising public awareness. |
Studies [21], Research [22], car crashes [29], meta-analysis [30], Fatalities [31] | |
Teen shoplifting, liquor a bad mix [32] 12/09/2012 |
Several Capital High School students agreed with Graham’s assessment, " that teens are taking advantage of it being easier to shoplift liquor" than beer or wine. “You’re not an automatic suspect when you walk in a grocery store,” said one student interviewed Tuesday in the school parking lot. “We’re only catching a small percent of what’s happening,” Graham said. “We are not getting all of the alcohol-related incidents referred for criminal charges.” School officials and police have said they are concerned that the store’s liquor is sold in the same aisle as soft drinks and energy drinks where students congregate. |
alcohol [33] | |
SAMHSA Methodolgy [34] 10/01/2012 |
SAMHSA [16], Methodology [35] | ||
Effects of Marijuana on the Fetus and Breastfeeding Infants. [36] 09/18/2012 |
Cannabis has enormous affinity for milk and produces a milk/plasma ratio of 8, although the levels in milk are generally considered subclinical. THC crosses the placenta readily, and there is increasing evidence that it may increase rates of growth retardation and adverse neurodevelopment following prenatal exposure. |
Pregnancy [37] | |
Effects of Marijuana on the Fetus and Breastfeeding Infants. [36] 09/18/2012 |
Pregnancy [37], Research [22] | ||
The carbon footprint of indoor Cannabis production [38] 04/17/2012 |
This article estimates the energy consumption for this practice in the United States at 1% of national electricity use, or $6 billion each year |
Environment [39], Electricity [40] | |
Putting the placebo effect to work [41] 04/01/2012 |
Harvard [42], Placebo [43] | ||
Legalization, Decriminalization, and Medicinal Use of Cannabis: A Scientific and Public Health perspective [44] 04/01/2012 |
As expected, prescription cannabinoids are effective antiemetics and appetite stimulants, and some studies report their effectiveness as adjunct therapy in chronic pain syndromes, spasticity, and glaucoma. Similar results are reported by the few studies of smoked cannabis plant for these same indications. As noted earlier, safe and effective alternative treatments for all these syndromes are available. Studies assessing psychological aspects of smoked cannabis and prescription cannabinoids uniformly report undesired effects: acute psychosis, poorer prognosis of chronic psychosis, or cognitive dulling in medical patients. |
health [45], addiction [46], pills [47], youth [48], Research [22], social costs [26] | |
Legalization, Decriminalization & Medicinal Use of Cannabis:A Scientific and Public Health Perspective [49] 03/01/2012 |
Research [22], Studies [21], Psychosis [50], Glaucoma [51], mental health [52], organs [53], risks [54] | ||
Birth outcomes associated with cannabis use before and during pregnancy. [55] 02/28/2012 |
Records for 24,874 women: The results of this study show that the use of cannabis in pregnancy is associated with increased risk of adverse birth outcomes. Prevention programs that address cannabis use during pregnancy are needed. |
Pregnancy [37] | |
Brain Facts- Society of Neuroscience [56] 02/16/2012 |
In radioactive tracing studies, scientists found that tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the active ingredient in marijuana, binds to specific receptors called cannabinoid receptors, many of which coordinate movement. This may explain why people who drive after they smoke marijuana are impaired. The hippocampus, a structure involved with memory storage and learning, also contains many receptors for THC. This finding provides some insight into why heavy users or those intoxicated on marijuana have poor short-term memory and problems processing complex information. |
Brain [57], society of neuroscience [58] | |
The Teen Brain and Marijuana [59] 02/16/2012 |
Even after controlling for the confounding effect of mental illness symptoms preceding marijuana use, these studies showed an increased risk of developing schizophrenia or mood disorders (depression, anxiety) in adulthood if individuals regularly smoked marijuana during adolescence. The risk was particularly heightened if there was any family history of mental illness (i.e., “genetics provided the loaded gun and marijuana pulled the trigger”). Also, mental illness, among those at risk, tended to show up earlier with marijuana use. |
Brain [57], mental health [52], Teen [60], CEASAR [61] | |
Regular marijuana use by teens continues to be a concern [62] 01/01/2012 |
youth [48], Teens [63] | ||
Doubly illegal: Qualitative accounts of underage alcohol access through theft [64] 12/01/2011 |
In addition to 9% of respondents who reported stealing alcohol from commercial outlets themselves, a total of 26% respondents reported occasions when their close friends stole alcohol. Our findings unveiled that teens had a body of knowledge that some drew upon for stealing alcohol. Youths revealed detailed knowledge about store layout, theft protection devices and store policies. In particular, respondents disclosed knowledge about which aisles have blind spots, how to remove security tops on bottles, and no-chase policies. |
alcohol [33], ncbi [65] | |
MARIJUANA: TUCSON MASSACRE SUSPECT JARED LOUGHNER WAS 'HABITUAL' POT USER [66] 08/15/2011 |
An Army official says Tucson massacre suspect Jared Loughner, who wanted to sign up for military service two years ago, was a “habitual drug abuser.”
The revelation brings up the question of whether marijuana played a role in an apparently troubled man's life. While cannabis is legal in California and is sometimes seen as a medicinal panacea in L.A., the pot shop capital of the nation, some say it has a dark side, especially for daily users. |
violence [67], mass killings [68] | |
tudy: Pot Growers Inhale 1% of U.S. Electricity, Exhale GHGs of 3M Cars [69] 04/11/2011 |
The resulting price tag is about $5 billion in annual electricity costs, said Mills, who conducted and published the research independently from the Berkeley lab. The resulting contribution to greenhouse gas emissions equals about 3 million cars on the road, he said. |
Water [70], Electricity [40], Growers [71] | |
Police group opposes medical marijuana law [72] 03/31/2011 |
Police [73], legalization [74] | ||
Marijuana Use Precedes the Onset Of Psychotic Symptoms In Youth and Young Adults [75] 03/24/2011 |
Teens [63], Psychosis [50] | ||
Teens who smoke pot at risk for later schizophrenia, psychosis [76] 03/08/2011 |
Evidence is mounting that regular marijuana use increases the chance that a teenager will develop psychosis [77], a pattern of unusual thoughts or perceptions, such as believing the television is transmitting secret messages. It also increases the risk of developing schizophrenia [78], a disabling brain disorder that not only causes psychosis, but also problems concentrating and loss of emotional expression. |
Teens [63], Schizophrenia [79] | |
Differences Between Smoking Cigarettes & Marijuana [80] 02/16/2011 |
The truth is that both tobacco and marijuana have damaging effects. Those who smoke both cigarettes and marijuana suffer the compound consequences of two different drugs destroying their health simultaneously. |
cigarettes [81] | |
Decriminalization would increase the use and the economic and social costs of drugs. [82] 09/01/2010 |
The argument that drug decriminalization, or legalization, will solve the budget crisis, reduce prison overcrowding and cripple drug cartels is simply not supported by evidence. In fact, the benefits of keeping marijuana and other illicit drugs illegal clearly outweigh the negative and predictable consequences of legitimizing these substances. |
decriminalization [83], legalization [74], illegal [84] | |
Association of Cannabis Use in Adolescence and Risk of Depression, Anxiety, and Suicidality in Young Adulthood [85] 02/16/2010 |
Conclusions and Relevance Although individual-level risk remains moderate to low and results from this study should be confirmed in future adequately powered prospective studies, the high prevalence of adolescents consuming cannabis generates a large number of young people who could develop depression and suicidality attributable to cannabis. This is an important public health problem and concern, which should be properly addressed by health care policy. |
anxiety [86], depression [87], suicide [88], study [89], meta-analysis [30], Research [22], 2023 Presentation Dr Berry [19] | |
Decriminalization would increase the use and the economic and social costs of drugs. [82] 02/01/2010 |
In fact, the benefits of keeping marijuana and other illicit drugs illegal clearly outweigh the negative and predictable consequences of legitimizing these substances. |
legalization [74], usage [90], social costs [26], alcohol [33] | |
Documentary Links Marijuana Use with Psychosis, Schizophrenia [91] 01/28/2010 |
Psychosis [50], Schizophrenia [79] | ||
Marijuana History- CEASAR [92] 01/01/2010 |
Long-term marijuana abuse has several negative impacts on the user, including:10 [93]
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History [94], illegal [84], CEASAR [61], Long-term [95] | |
THE EFFECT OF CANNABIS COMPARED WITH ALCOHOL ON DRIVING [96] 09/17/2009 |
Cannabis and alcohol acutely impair several driving-related skills in a dose-related fashion, but the effects of cannabis vary more between individuals than they do with alcohol because of tolerance, differences in smoking technique, and different absorptions of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the active ingredient in marijuana. |
alcohol [33], driving [97] | |
Marijuana potency surpasses 10 percent, U.S. says [98] 05/14/2009 |
Potency [99] | ||
Heavy Marijuana Use May Damage Developing Brain In Teens, Young Adult [100] 02/03/2009 |
Teen [60], Brain [57] | ||
A Hidden Effect of Marijuana Use [101] 06/15/2008 |
Marijuana's impact on the sleep cycle can produce both acute and chronic effects on a person's functioning.Researchers have demonstrated that THC ingestion decreases SWS and REM sleep, and has sometimes been found to eliminate REM sleep altogether in rats, rabbits, and cats. In later research, the same effect was observed in humans in controlled studies, with the added finding that sleep cycles did not return to normal until after about one week of abstinence. |
Sleep [102], Immune System [103] | |
“Pot Is More Dangerous than LSD or Heroine” - Liberal UK Newspaper Apologizes for Efforts to Legalize [104] 04/02/2007 |
Danger [105], Psychosis [50], Studies [21] | ||
Who is really in prison for Marijuana? [106] 08/25/2004 |
The overwhelming majority of people incarcerated for marijuana offenses are not occasional, casual, or firsttime users. Rather, they are criminals who have been found guilty of trafficking, growing, manufacturing, selling, or distributing the drug, or who were convicted of multiple offenses that happened to include a marijuana charge. Seldom does anyone in this country go to prison for nothing more than smoking pot. |
possession [107], ONDCP [108], prisons [109] | |
Twins Study Links Early Marijuana Use to Increased Risk of Abuse or Dependence [110] 11/01/2003 |
youth [48], risks [54] | ||
Cannabis / Marijuana ( Δ 9 -Tetrahydrocannabinol, THC) [111] 02/16/2000 |
Decreased car handling performance, increased reaction times, impaired time and distance estimation, inability to maintain headway, lateral travel, subjective sleepiness, motor incoordination, and impaired sustained vigilance have all been reported. Some drivers may actually be able to improve performance for brief periods by overcompensating for self-perceived impairment. The greater the demands placed on the driver, however, the more critical the likely impairment. Marijuana may particularly impair monotonous and prolonged driving. Decision times to evaluate situations and determine appropriate responses increase. Mixing alcohol and marijuana may dramatically produce effects greater than either drug on its own. |
NHTSA [112], THC [113], Pharmacokinetics [114], driving [97] | |
Mixing Alcohol And Marijuana Increases Impairment In Drivers [115] 07/22/1999 |
Marijuana, even in low to moderate doses, negatively affects driving performance in real situations. While previous research on alcohol effects alone show that alcohol at BACs around .10 is far more impairing than low or moderate THC doses alone, marijuana does impair driving performance. Drivers would be less than normally able to avoid collisions if confronted with the sudden need for evasive action. The effect of combining moderate doses of alcohol and moderate doses of marijuana resulted in a dramatic performance decrement and levels of impairment, as great as observed when at 0.14 BAC alone. |
alcohol [33] |
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