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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.