Cannabis Educational Information & Resources

UMA Brochure on Medicinal Cannabis

Health Effects Info

• Drug-Drug Interactions with Cannabis  (8/2020)
  • Karger article on interactions
• Cannabis in Colorado: Health & Safety Effects  (4/2019)
• Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines (AJPH, 8/2017)
  • Update & Revisions
• Health Effects of Cannabis & Cannabinoids: 
  Highlights; Conclusions; Full Report (NASEM, 1/2017)
• Medicinal Cannabis & Chronic Pain(ADAI, 3/2015)
• Appetite and Marijuana(ADAI, 7/2013)
• Reproduction and Pregnancy (ADAI, 9/2015)
• Respiratory Effects (ADAI, 8/2013)
• Secondhand Exposure to Marijuana Smoke (6/2018)
• Review of Reviews of Medical Cannabinoids (Can. Fam. Physician, 2/2018)
       Editorial: The Cannabis Paradox

Survey Data / Populations & Settings

• Implications for Colorado Emergency Departments (2018) 
• Impact of Legalization in Colorado  (2015)
• MJ Trends Interactive Data (ADAI, 6/2017)
• Marijuana Use Surveys(ADAI, 3/2016)
• Adult Recreational Consumers (ADAI, 7/2014)
•      See also:  Marijuana Edibles / Vaping
• Older Adults(ADAI, 6/2016) 
• People at Risk for Problem Use (NCPIC)
• Workplace (ADAI, NCPIC 8/2013)

Information from SAM
(Smart Approaches to Marijuana)

• Facts and Resources Page for SAM
• New Report: Two-Thirds of DUIs in Colorado Test Positive for Marijuana
• Legalization in Colorado: 5 Year Check-Up
• Marijuana Accountability Coalition Resources
• High Potency Marijuana Use - Emerging Drug Trends Report – 2017
• Testimony on Kansas State Legalization Bill
  
  

Position Statements & Links

American Medical Association Policies

• Cannabis Legalization for Medicinal Use
• Cannabis Legalization for Recreational Use

Utah Medical Association Policies

Am. Soc. of Addiction Medicine Statement on Legalization

Am. Soc. of Addiction Medicine Statement on Medical Marijuana

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine

The National Marijuana Initiative

General Topics

• What is Cannabis? (ADAI, 10/2012)
• Marijuana Abuse Research(NIDA)
• Marijuana Use: What Do We Really Know? (ADAI, 8/2015)
• Potency of Marijuana(ADAI, 6/2013)
• Cannabinoids (NCPIC)
• Spice and K2(ADAI, 7/2013)
• Marijuana Edibles(ADAI, 6/2014)
• Marijuana Vaping(ADAI, 7/2016)
• Product Development and Advertising in the Legal Era: Beyond Brownies and Joints (ADAI, 10/2017, webinar)
• PubMed search of articles on "Medical Marijuana" (Sept 2018)
• CBD Oil: Harmful or Healing? (Sept. 2018)
  
  

Mental Health / Neurobiology

• Mental Health and Marijuana: ADHD; Anxiety Disorders;Bipolar Disorders; Depression; Psychotic Disorders; PTSD(ADAI, 6/2017)
• Motivation and Marijuana(NCPIC)
• Cannabis Use Disorder (ADAI, 5/2017)
• Addictive Potential(CSAM)

Public Safety & Driving

• Cannabis Use among Drivers Suspected of DUI or Involved in Collisions: Analysis of WA State Patrol Data(ADAI, AAA, 5/2016)
• Driving Under the Influence of Marijuana(NCPIC)
• Sports and Marijuana Use (NCPIC)
• Marijuana and Aggression (NCPIC)

Pregnancy & Breast Feeding

• Pregnant Women & Children (ADAI, 7/2016)
• Prenatal Exposure to Marijuana (AAP, May 2018)
• Marijuana Use During Pregnancy & Breastfeeding (AAP, Sept 2018)

Children & Adolescents

• Effects on Children & Adolescents (CSAM, Sept 2009)
• Adolescents (ADAI, 8/2015)
• Sexual Risk Behaviors in Youth & Emerging Adults (ADAI 6/2018)
• Online Course: Adolescent Marijuana Use (IRETA 7/2018)

Other Drugs & Cannabis

• Alcohol(NCPIC)
• Cannabis & Risk of Opioid Use Disorder (7/2017)
• Cannabis Substitute for Opioids (2/2018)
• Prescribed Medications(NCPIC)
• Tobacco (ADAI, 8/2017)