Question from a Member:
I would love to have some handout material to provide to college students about recreational drugs in general and their effects on the developing brain and mental health. Specifically, I would love to have some reliable resource to send them to read about cannabis.
Book by a psychiatrist who is a leading expert on cannabis
Marijuana: The Unbiased Truth about the World’s Most Popular Weed
Free online information from NIDA
Marijuana (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
Marijuana (National Institute on Drug Abuse for Teens)
Marijuana: Facts for teens
Marijuana Facts for teens PDF (2013; free download)
Marijuana: Facts parents need to know
Report from National Academies Press
The Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids: The Current State of Evidence and Recommendations for Research. Read online OR Download as a PDF
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