Cannabis Educational Information & Resources

UMA Brochure on Medicinal Cannabis

Position Statements & Links

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

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
  
  

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)