Websites:

InfoFacts - Marijuana
http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofax/marijuana.html
Basic information on marijuana such as its effects and some usage statistics.

Marijuana: Facts for Teens
http://www.nida.nih.gov/MarijBroch/Marijteens.html
Information on what marijuana is, the number of teens who use it, and how marijuana affects its user.

Marijuana Policy Project
http://www.mpp.org/
This site supports marijuana use by sick people.

MEDLINEplus: Marijuana Abuse
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/marijuanaabuse.html
Large amount of information on marijuana abuse, prevention and treatment.

Nat'l Academies Press, Marijuana as Medicine?
http://www.nap.edu/books/0309065313/html/
Full text of the report "Marijuana as Medicine?: The Science beyond the Controversy" (2000).

Notice: Marijuana and Medicine: Assessing the Science Base
http://www.nap.edu/html/marimed/notice.html
"This report summarizes and analyzes what is known about the medical use of marijuana; it emphasizes evidence-based medicine."

The Science of Medical Marijuana
http://www.medmjscience.org/
Information on the medical use of marijuana.

Books:

Mack, A. (2001). Marijuana as medicine? : the science beyond the controversy. Seattle: Madrona Publishers.
Call Number: RM666.C266 M325 2001

Hermes, W. J. (1992). Marijuana: its effects on mind & body. New York: Chelsea House.
Call Number: RM316 E522 Vol. 15

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• Search the Library Catalog CUNYPlus to find more books on this subject.
• Drug Statistics (BMCC WebLinks Database)
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