Most of the information about the frequency of and health effects of marijuana use is from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment: Retail Marijuana Public Health Advisory Committee\'s Monitoring Health Concerns Related to Marijuana in Colorado: 2016. Public health statements include information on dose response, cognitive, mental health, respiratory and extra-pulmonary effects, and injury and impacts on youth and pregnant/breastfeeding women. Since the report is quite long, you can access the health statements broken out by health issue on the CDPHE’s site.
Additional resources include:
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 Data, Trends in Adolescent Substance Use and Perception of Risk From Substance Use.
- Sontineni, S.P. et al. (2009): Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome: Clinical diagnosis of an underrecognized manifestation of chronic cannabis abuse, World Journal of Gastroenterology.
- American Academy of Pediatrics, Policy statement in Pediatrics 2012: Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk.
- National Institute on Drug Abuse: Common resources include the Drug Facts: Marijuana, Marijuana Research Report and Drug Facts: Is Marijuana Medicine?
If you have specific questions about any of the data or health research used, please get in touch with us at marijuanainfo@state.co.us.