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The Impact Of Cannabis

Citations

Opening Statements

National Institute on Drug Abuse (High Potency THC)

https://nida.nih.gov/publications/drugfacts/cannabis-marijuana-concentrates

Smart Approaches to Marijuana (High Potency THC)

https://learnaboutsam.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Final-Marijuana-Potency-Handout.pdf

Weed Maps (How THC is consumed)

https://weedmaps.com/learn/products-and-how-to-consume/guide-to-cannabis-consumption

National Institute on Drug Abuse (Impact on the brain/body and Addiction)

https://nida.nih.gov/publications/drugfacts/cannabis-marijuana

National Institutes of Health (Marijuana Facts For Teens)

https://nida.nih.gov/sites/default/files/teens_brochure_2013.pdf

Smart Approaches to Marijuana (Potency levels)

https://learnaboutsam.org/wpcontent/uploads/2021/04/Final-Marijuana-Potency-Handout.pdf

Impact On Individual

National Institute of Health / National Library of Medicine (Health Effects)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6179811/

Wake Forest University School of Medicine and National Families in Action / Addiction Studies Program

http://addictionstudiesprogram.org/science_update-marijuana.html

National Institute on Drug Abuse (Increased potency, mental health, pregnancy, addiction)

https://nida.nih.gov/publications/drugfacts/cannabis-marijuana#mjextracts

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (Driving, pregnancy, social impacts, athletic performance)

https://www.samhsa.gov/marijuana

National Institute on Drug Abuse (Addiction and Potency)

https://nida.nih.gov/publications/research-reports/marijuana/marijuana-addictive

Impact On Families

FDA – Food and Drug Administration (Overconsumption and accidental exposure)

https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/5-things-know-about-delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol-delta-8-thc

National Marijuana Institute (Secondhand exposure)

https://www.thenmi.org/secondhand-bong-smoke-potentially-more-hazardous-than-tobacco/

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (Familial Environment)

https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/report_3223/ShortReport-3223.html

The National Safety Council (Substance Use and the Workplace)

https://www.nsc.org/work-safety/safety-topics/drugs-at-work/substances

National Institute of Health / National Library of Medicine (Addiction and Domestic Violence)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3077808/

National Institute of Health / National Library of Medicine (Addiction and Criminal Behavior)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4070162/

FDA – Food and Drug Administration (5 Things to Know about Delta-8 Tetrahydrocannabinol – Delta-8 THC)

https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/5-things-know-about-delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol-delta-8-thc

Impact On Neighborhoods

Precision Extraction Solutions (What all is involved with extraction and its dangers)

https://precisionextraction.com/2021/02/the-basics-of-bho-extraction/

Palm Beach County Substance Awareness Coalition (Dangers of Grow Houses)

https://www.pbcsac.org/news/GROW%20HOUSES%204-17-13.pdf

Dr. Christian Thurstone – Director of Service of Behavioral Health Services at Denver Health and a professor of psychiatry at the University of Colorado Denver. Health Hazards of Indoor Pot Grows by Christine Tatum.

https://drthurstone.com/health-hazards-of-indoor-pot-grows/

How Stuff Works (security issue within a neighborhood)

https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/botany/grow-house5.htm

National Institutes of Health / National Library of Medicine (Impact of dispensary in a neighborhood)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4536157/

Impact On Schools

National Institutes on Health / National Library of Medicine – (Perceived risk of harm)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8209744/

Stealth Monitoring (Crime)

https://stealthmonitoring.com/security-blog/cannabis-grow-house-video-surveillance

National Institutes of Health / National Library of Medicine (Impact of dispensary in a neighborhood)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4536157/

Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (Drug Violations and Suicide)

https://www.rmhidta.org/_files/ugd/4a67c3_b391ac360f974a8bbf868d2e3e25df3d.pdf

Get Smart About Drugs (impact of drugs on attendance and drugs)

https://www.getsmartaboutdrugs.gov/content/school-failure

Impact On Communities

Traffic Safety

Center for Disease Control 

https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/newsroom/feature/marijuana-and-driving.html#:~:text=It%20can%20impair%20coordination%2C%20distort,crash%20increases%20after%20marijuana%20use.

National Highway Traffic Safety 

https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/files/documents/812440-marijuana-impaired-driving-report-to-congress.pdf

Workplace

The National Safety Council — The National Safety Council (Substance Use and the Workplace)

https://www.nsc.org/work-safety/safety-topics/drugs-at-work/substances

United State Department of Labor – OSHA 

https://www.osha.gov/alliances/drug-free/drug-free

Smart Approaches to Marijuana

https://learnaboutsam.org/new-quest-diagnostics-data-show-workplace-marijuana-positivity-rates-continue-to-increase-in-legal-states/

Mayo Clinic Laboratories

https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2022/03/07/weeding-through-the-information-interpreting-laboratory-tests-to-determine-new-vs-residual-use-of-marijuana/

Homelessness 

Colorado Department of Public Safety

https://publicsafety.colorado.gov/press-release/division-of-criminal-justice-publishes-study-of-homeless-in-jails

Shelter News Reports

https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/nation-world/2014/07/27/pot-seen-reason-rise-denver-homeless/15030193007/

The Recovery Village Ridgefield (Homelessness and Addiction in Seattle: Exploring the Connection)

https://www.ridgefieldrecovery.com/blog/homelessness-addiction-seattle-exploring-connection/

Street Market

Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (Colorado data)

https://www.rmhidta.org/_files/ugd/4a67c3_b391ac360f974a8bbf868d2e3e25df3d.pdf

Smart Approaches to Marijuana (Since Legalization)

https://learnaboutsam.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Quick-Facts-copy-v4.pdf

The Recovery Village (Where youth find drugs)

https://www.therecoveryvillage.com/teen-addiction/drug/how-teens-get-drugs/

US Department of Justice – Virtual Library (Legalizing Drugs Would Not Reduce Crime)

https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/legalizing-drugs-would-not-reduce-crime-legalizing-drugs-p-110-113

National Institutes on Health / National Library of Medicine – (Marijuana Legalization Will Cause Many Problems for Missouri Law Enforcement and Schools)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6690273/

Impact On Healthcare

United States Drug Enforcement Administration (Schedule I Drug)

https://www.dea.gov/sites/default/files/2020-06/Marijuana-Cannabis-2020_0.pdf

Smart Approaches to Marijuana (Medical Associations)

https://learnaboutsam.org/sam-medical-associations-anti-drug-coalitions-send-letter-to-u-s-doj-calling-for-marijuana-to-remain-as-a-schedule-i-drug-more-government-research-on-its-medical-components/

National Institutes of Health / National Library of Medicine – (Impact on Physicians and Public Health)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4900958/

American Addiction Centers

https://americanaddictioncenters.org/marijuana-rehab/what-can-marijuana-be-laced-with

National Institutes of Health / National Library of Medicine – (Marijuana Legalization: Impact on Physicians and Public Health)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4900958/

Impact On Justice Systems

National Council of State Legislators (Law and testing complexities)

https://www.ncsl.org/transportation/drugged-driving-marijuana-impaired-driving

News Stories – Court Involvement

https://www.aspentimes.com/news/pot-patients-suing-colorado-city-over-closed-dispensary/

National Institutes of Health / National Library of Medicine (Problems for Law Enforcement and Schools)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6690273/

Dispensaries breaking the law

https://indicaonline.com/blog/5-common-cannabis-compliance-violations-by-marijuana-dispensaries/

Impact On Law Enforcement

Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (investigations, Highway Interdiction, Crime Control, Black Market, Traffic Safety, Impaired Driving)

https://www.rmhidta.org/_files/ugd/4a67c3_b391ac360f974a8bbf868d2e3e25df3d.pdf

National Institute of Justice (Marijuana Intoxication)

https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/field-sobriety-tests-and-thc-levels-unreliable-indicators-marijuana-intoxication

The Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (Cannabis use and Violent Behavior)

https://bit.ly/3w207At

News on K-9 Retirement

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/since-the-nose-doesnt-know-pot-is-now-legal-k-9s-retire/2606595/

National Institutes on Health / National Library of Medicine – (Marijuana Legalization Will Cause Many Problems for Missouri Law Enforcement and Schools)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6690273/

US Department of Justice – Virtual Library (Legalizing Drugs Would Not Reduce Crime)

https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/legalizing-drugs-would-not-reduce-crime-legalizing-drugs-p-110-113

Impact On Wyoming State Agencies

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

https://cdphe.colorado.gov/marijuana

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