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Cannabis

“Cannabis” is a category of drugs derived primarily from various species of plants, such as Cannabis Sativa, which generally grow tall and thin, outdoors, and Cannabis Indica plants, which generally grow short and wide, and are better grown indoors. Cannabis grows readily throughout the temperate zones of the world.

The primary psychoactive ingredient in Cannabis is Delta-9 Tetrahydrocannabinol.

NIH Research on Marijuana and Cannabinoids

Rocky Mountain Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) reports
     2014 
          A June 2014 report from the Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) on the impact of legalized recreational marijuana in Colorado.
     2015
          A September 2015 report from the Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) on the impact of legalized recreational marijuana in Colorado.

 

Marijuana for Teens
An informative website the provides scientific information on what effects marijuana can have on the body.

 

     Slides from a presentation made by Colorado Deputy Attorney General Matthew Durkin providing information about the history of medical and legalized marijuana in Colorado.

 

     A report from the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse

 

     An article from 2012 on “A rational review of the evidence and implications for public policy.”

 

     A report from from October 2015 prepared by the Washington (State) Traffic Safety Commission.

 

     A DrugFacts report from the National Institute on Drug Abuse

 

     A Campus Safety Magazine article written by Jermaine Galloway – “The Tall Cop.”

 

     An article from the website Pulse Headlines (www.pulseheadlines.com) on the part of the brain that makes you feel high on THC.

Mixing Booze and Pot is a serious threat to traffic safety

A short article about a Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health study on the effects of mixing marijuana, alcohol and driving.