This 60-page report is an evidence-based literature review of marijuana, based only upon research that followed well-accepted research designs, included strong statistical and procedural controls and passed a careful review by independent scientists. Commissioned by...
Unlike the U.S., the British government maintains an independent group of scientific experts to advise it on drug policy, called the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. In 2005, concerned about reports linking marijuana use to mental illness, the government asked...
This review provides in-depth evaluation of marijuana absorption, metabolism and excretion. The fate of cannabinoids in the human body is significant for both medicinal use and illegal drug enforcement, raising complications for both DUI enforcement and employee drug...
While by no means an anti-prohibitionist document, this World Health Organization report makes a number of interesting points. The report notes, “despite intensive interdiction efforts, there always seems to be enough [drugs] available to users.”...
Lynn E. DeLisi et al., “A preliminary DTI study showing no brain structural change associated with adolescent cannabis use,” Harm Reduction Journal 3 (May 9, 2006). The question of whether marijuana causes brain damage, especially among adolescents, remains...
