CANNABIS 

The book

1999 National Acadamy of Sciences Study

• No Evidence for Gateway Theory
• Potential therapeutic value of cannabinoid drugs, primarily THC, for pain relief, control of nausea and vomiting, and appetite stimulation;
• Smoke more toxic than tobacco, smoked marijuana is a crude THC delivery system that also delivers harmful substances.
• Fetal Risk
• Dependancy: A distinctive marijuana withdrawal syndrome has been identified, but it is mild and short lived. The syndrome includes restlessness, irritability, mild agitation, insomnia, sleep disturbance, nausea, and cramping.

F.D.A. Dismisses Medical Benefit From Marijuana

John Tierney

Anandamide

THC

Cannabidiol

Rimonabant (Acomplia)

Scientific American

UN Report

The Lancet:
Available medical evidence demonstrates that "moderate indulgence in cannabis has little ill-effect on health, and that decisions to ban or legalise cannabis should be based on other considerations," "It would be reasonable to judge cannabis less of a threat to health than alcohol or tobacco."

Cannabis can cause anxiety, agitation, and anger among politicians

NORML listing of race disparities