Health Effects of Cannabis & Cannabinoids:
Highlights; Conclusions; Full Report (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine, 2017)
Medicinal Cannabis & Chronic Pain
How cannabis can help manage pain, medicinal cannabis safety and potential side effects, and information about the law in Washington State. (ADAI, 2015)
Cannabis Concentration and Health Risks: Research Brief
This brief, based on a report and consensus statement developed by a workgroup of researchers from both the UW and WSU, provides a summary of the scientific evidence on health risks related to cannabis concentration and high-potency cannabis. (ADAI, 2020)
Delta-8 and Other THC Isomers: An Emerging Safety Concern
This factsheet from the Washington Healthy Youth Coalition provides information about delta-8-THC, its legal status, and public health and safety concerns. (WAHYC, 2021)
Respiratory Effects
Effects of long-term marijuana use on the lungs and how the different routes of delivery for marijuana (smoking, eating, vaping, e.g.) can impact respiratory system. (ADAI, 2013)
Mental Health and Marijuana
See also (pdfs): ADHD; Anxiety Disorders; Bipolar Disorders; Depression; Psychotic Disorders; PTSD
Information about studies exploring the link between marijuana use and mental health symptoms. (ADAI, 2017)
Appetite and Marijuana
How marijuana can impact appetite and studies related to its use for weight control. (ADAI, 2013)
Secondhand Exposure to Marijuana Smoke
Potential health risks from secondhand marijuana smoke and how it compares to secondhand tobacco smoke. (ADAI, 2018)
Reproduction and Pregnancy
How marijuana can affect fertility, pregnancy, and infants. (ADAI, 2015)
Sexual Risk Behaviors in Youth & Emerging Adults
The science on how marijuana use can impact sexual risk behavior in youths. (ADAI, 2018)
Looking After a Friend
How you can help a friend who has a bad experience with marijuana. (ADAI, 6/2013)
Marijuana Research Report
Summary from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) of what the most up-to-date science has to say about marijuana and its effects on those who use it at any age. (NIDA, 2020)
Calls to Washington Poison Center for Intentional Exposure to Cannabis, 2017-2020
The demographics and clinical severity of cases reported to the poison center from 2017-2020, by type of cannabis product consumed (plant, extract, edible, e.g.). (ADAI, 2021)