American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: new (11/2024) meta-analyses study shows that marijuana legalization in a state significantly increases past-month use in youth and young adults.

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse: new study (May 2024) finds that marijuana use causes poor memory and sleep disorders.

Americans Against Legalizing Marijuana (AALM.info): “Risks of Marijuana Use” booklet.

American Journal of Psychiatry: the trajectory of cannabis use disorder.

The Atlantic: legal weed didn’t deliver on its promises. Advocates touted a host of benefits without any real costs and now that’s become a fantasy.

AP: daily marijuana use outpaces alcohol daily use for the first time.

A.P.: Florida Senator Rick Scott says he will vote against legalization of marijuana this fall because of his son’s death.

Clear30.org: how to take a 30-day break from cannabis use.

Daily Caller: marijuana companies have ramped up their lobbying spending and pressure in 2024, even though more studies are proving the negative effects of its use.

Dr. Kevin Sabet (S.A.M.): short :19 min video on cannabis addiction at the One Planet Summit (2024).

Forbes.com: Philip Morris International is now a big medical-marijuana investor.

Fortitude podcast: five real-life testimonials of the negative impacts of cannabis being used as a “medicine.”

JAMA: cannabis use disorder (CUD) emergency room visits show increase in premature death within five years.

Journal of Addiction: changes in self-reported cannabis use in the U.S. from 1979 to 2022 (“Long-term trends in cannabis use in the United States parallel corresponding changes in cannabis policy, with declines during periods of greater restriction and growth during periods of policy liberalization. A growing share of cannabis consumers report daily or near daily use, and their numbers now exceed the number of daily and near daily drinkers.”)

Lancet: association between cannabis potency and addiction.

National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine: new study (2024) finds that the federal government needs to create a Public Health Campaign regarding the exploding use of marijuana. This is a type of rebuke to the initial report (2017) that stated that marijuana could be “somewhat beneficial” for as many as twenty different diagnoses.

NIH: clear definitions of what “cannabis use disorder” (CUD) actually is.

NIH: “is marijuana addictive?” Yes.

NIH: young men at highest risk of schizophrenia linked to cannabis use disorder.

NY Times: new HHS secretary Robert Kennedy, Jr. wants to legalize marijuana, tax it and give the revenues to start “healing farms” all around the nation.

Pittsburg Post-Gazette: cannabis-use disorder now “a new way of life” because of increasing normalization and access.

Psychology Today: the high rate of dependence among medical cannabis users.

S.A.M.: Parent Action Network video on “Marijuana Use Disorder” and addiction (July 2024).

S.A.M.: Parent Action Network video on “Recovery from Marijuana Addiction: There is Hope!” (September 2024).

S.A.M.: recovery resources page (pdf).

SAMHSA: September is National Recovery Month.

ScienceAlert.com: study shows that cannabis use is linked to epigenetic changes.

SFGate: marijuana addiction is on the rise in America; social media icon Reddit is here to help with free mental healthcare links.

Substance Use and Addiction Journal: this study (2021) concludes that legalization of medicinal marijuana in Arizona increased the number of trauma patients in the state.

The Tea on THC: organization funded by the Colorado School of Public Health that highlights the negative impacts of marijuana on individuals, families, pregnant mothers and their babies.

The Tennessean: “I live with substance abuse addiction and I believe legalizing marijuana would be a disaster.”

U.C. Riverside News: digital games on vaping devices lure young people into nicotine addiction.

UN 2021 World Drug Report: over 22% increase in worldwide drug use in last decade because of legalization efforts.