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Pot Science: Top Marijuana Findings of 2015 12/29/2015	Although studies are beginning to show that some ingredients in marijuana are likely to be helpful for people with certain conditions, the findings have yet to nail down the specifics about the dose, the frequency, the best form to take (such as getting the active compounds from edible products or smoking it), the risks from frequent use, and whether marijuana works as well as or better than other available treatments, Budney said. Usage Doubles & Addiction Doubles: Over this 12-year period, the estimated number of U.S. adults who had used marijuana in the previous 12 months grew from 4.1 percent in 2001 to 9.5 percent in 2013. Marijuana-use disorders, which include problems with drug addiction and dependence, also rose, increasing from 1.5 percent of the adult population in 2001 to 2.9 percent in 2013, the study showed. College students smoke more pot than cigarettes: The survey found that 5.9 percent of college students said they had smoked pot 20 or more times in the past month. For comparison, 5.2 percent of students reported they had smoked cigarettes 20 or more times in the past month, according to the study. Inaccurate Labeling Edibles: Only 13 of the 75 tested pot food products — such as baked goods, beverages and candy — bought from dispensaries in California and Washington state had labels that accurately listed the amount of tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, Teen Brain: The researchers found that teens who had smoked marijuana — even once — had smaller brain volume in the amygdala compared with teens who never tried pot. Research, usage, college, Resource Paper, edibles, Teens
Background Paper on Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Use Prepared for the Georgia Medical Cannabis Commission 09/30/2015	Background Paper on Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Use Prepared for the Members of the Georgia Medical Cannabis Commission by National Families in Action 1. Reviewing the conditions, needs, issues, and problems of medical cannabis 1a. No Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials 1b. Most Medical Marijuana States Do Not Test for Potency or Contaminants 1c. FDA Cracking Down on CBD Producers Making Unsubstantiated Medical Claims 1d. Five percent THC Makes People High 1e. Marijuana Edibles Are Hurting Children 1f. Pharmaceutical CBD Products in FDA Clinical Trials vs Artisanal CBD 1g. What is a medical marijuana doctor? 1h. Is marijuana about medicine or money? 2. Evaluating the Best Practices, Experiences, and Results of Medical Cannabis in Other States 2a. Advocacy vs Reality 2b. A Commercial Medical Marijuana Industry Increases Marijuana Use 2c. Availability Drives Use among Children 2d. Doctors, Scientists Dismayed at States’ Legalizing Marijuana for Medical Use 2e. Questions Commission Members Might Want to Consider 3. Recommending Any Proposed Action or Legislation You Deem Necessary Determining Which State Department or Departments Should Have Oversight of Such a System 3a. Recommendations 4. Addendum 5. References Report, Resource Paper, Charlotte's Web
Marijuana Use: Detrimental to Youth 09/01/2015	In summary, marijuana use is harmful to children and adolescents. For this reason, the American College of Pediatricians opposes its legalization for recreational use and urges extreme caution in legalizing it for medicinal use. Likewise, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) recently offered their own policy statement opposing efforts to legalize marijuana. They similarly pointed out that “marijuana’s deleterious effects on adolescent brain development, cognition, and social functioning may have immediate and long-term implications, including increased risk of motor vehicle accidents, sexual victimization, academic failure, lasting decline in intelligence measures, psychopathology, addiction, and psychosocial and occupational impairment.” youth, pedestrians, legalization, ACP, Resource Paper
Medicinal and Recreational Marijuana: What are the Risks? 07/31/2015	Brain abnormalities and memory problems were observed in these individuals in their early twenties, two years after they had stopped using marijuana. The cannabis users were noted to have striatal, globus pallidus, and thalamus changes showing these brain regions appearing to shrink and collapse inward. These individuals also had poorer working memory. The earlier the age of cannabis use, the more dramatic the brain changes and memory deficits were noted to be. Not only does it appear that cannabis use itself is a potential precursor to future drug use, but the age of first use of cannabis and the frequency of cannabis use seem to also be predictors of future substance abuse issues. Studies have shown that over two-thirds of those under the age of 18 who have been admitted to a drug treatment program identify cannabis as their substance of choice. ” One important characteristic that defines a substance use disorder is “an underlying change in brain circuits that may persist beyond detoxification, particularly in individuals with severe disorder" Teens, Research, Studies, Brain, addiction, anxiety, depression, Resource Paper
Medical Marijuana: The State of the Science 02/06/2015	Medical cannabinoids are here to stay, but intellectual honesty is imperative if we are moving toward exploiting their potential benefits. Owing to rising THC concentrations of products, "medical" marijuana is rarely good medicine. This review has identified the dangers associated with wholeplant marijuana, whether used for recreational or for supposedly medical purposes. Studies, Research, medscape, mental health, Side-Effects, heart, lungs, body, Brain, youth, cannabis, Resource Paper