Evidence-Based Marijuana Information

Reasonable dialogue regarding marijuana use has historically proven extraordinarily difficult. Fortunately, scientific research has now uncovered a great deal about the effects of marijuana on the basic working of the brain that can form the foundation for a reasonable exchange. The California Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM) seeks to educate the public so that each voter can make informed decisions.

RESOURCES

• CSAM Policy Statement on Cannabis (October 2015)
• Mitigation of Marijuana-Related Legal Harms to Youth in California
  Peter Banys, M.D., M.Sc. (2016), Journal of Psychoactive Drugs
• Marijuana Legalization in California: Rational Implementation of the Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA)
  Peter Banys M.D., M.Sc. & Timmen L. Cermak M.D. (2015), Journal of Psychoactive Drugs
• Clinical Approach to the Heavy Cannabis User in the Age of Medical Marijuana
  Timmen L. Cermak M.D. (2016), Journal of Psychoactive Drugs
• Prevention of Youthful Marijuana Use
  Timmen L. Cermak M.D. & Peter Banys M.D., M.Sc. (2016), Journal of Psychoactive Drugs
• Recommendations to Improve the Adult Use of Marijuana Act’s (AUMA) Impact on Prevention and Treatment
  Monika Koch, M.D., David Kan M.D., Itai Danovitch, M.D., Randolph Holmes, M.D., (2015)
• CSAM “Youth First” Report
• CSAM Members Vote to Ratify “Youth First” Report
• Report from CMA Recommending Legalization and Regulation of Cannabis
• Introduction to CSAM’s Evidence-Based Information on Cannabis/Marijuana Web Pages
  by Timmen Cermak, MD
• Californians Must Look at the Science of Marijuana
  Cover article by Timmen Cermak, MD in the August 21, 2010 issue of Insight Magazine in the San Francisco Chronicle
• CSAM Statement on the Medical Aspects of Marijuana Legalization
• CSAM’s Position on Medical Marijuana
• Webinar: Clearing the Air: Marijuana’s Effect on Health
• KQED Radio (San Francisco) OCT 16, 2010: “Health Effects of Marijuana”
  As California voters consider whether or not to legalize marijuana, we join experts to discuss the health effects of recreational pot use. Host: Michael Krasny Guests: Dr. Larry Bedard, physician and former president of the American College of Emergency Physicians; Dr. Timmen Cermak, president of the California Society of Addiction Medicine; Michael Montgomery, reporter for KQED Radio News and California Watch.
• Impact of Marijuana on Children and Adolescents
  by Timmen Cermak, MD

Marijuana’s Addictive Potential

• For the general public
• For healthcare professionals

Adverse Effects of Marijuana

• For the general public
• For healthcare professionals

• Special Issue of CSAM News (Summer 2010)
• Altered State? Assessing How Marijuana Legalization in California Could Influence Marijuana Consumption and Public Budgets
  by RAND Drug Policy Research Center
• Reducing Drug Trafficking Revenues and Violence in Mexico: Would Legalizing Marijuana in California Help?
  RAND Drug Policy Research Center (2010)
  (Report Conclusions begin on page 43)
• Brief Summary of RAND Report