Marijuana contains phytocannabinoids including tetrahydrocannabinol acting as the primary psychoactive compound in cannabis and has potential to produces addictive properties.
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ASAM: Marijuana Interactive Map
ASAM has created this mapping tool to detail each state’s law on legalization, medical marijuana and decriminalization. It also provides information on the specific states that are actively working to reform their laws
Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation has been at the forefront of the alcohol and drug addiction treatment field for nearly 70 years, saving lives, restoring families and shaping increasingly effective rehab programs. The experts are dedicated to providing clinical care, education and research in the field of addiction, treatment and recovery so that you are assured of receiving the best drug and alcohol rehab available, personalized to each patient, and aimed at achieving lasting sobriety.
Scholastic: Download the Facts
Scholastic provides free downloadable fact sheets for teachers and parents with comprehensive information on marijuana use and safety.
Smart Approaches to Marijuana
We are professionals working in mental health & public health. We are bipartisan. We are medical doctors, lawmakers, treatment providers, preventionists, teachers, law enforcement officers, etc who seek a middle road between incarceration & legalization. Our commonsense, third-way approach to marijuana is based on reputable science & sound principles of public health & safety.