Marijuana and the TCC Library

"Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal substance in the United States. According to the 2003 National Survey on Drug Abuse and Health, there are an estimated 14.6 million current users. This represents about 6.2% of the total U.S. population. Marijuana produces physical, mental, emotional and behavioral changes, and contrary to popular belief, can also be addictive. The major active ingredient in marijuana is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). The marijuana available in the U.S. today contains up to five times more THC than that available in the 1970s, and thus is much more potent. A recent study by the National Institutes of Health found that since 1991, while the number of marijuana users has remained about the same, the prevalence of abuse and dependence has risen 22%" SIRS Knowledge Source

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BOOKS

Legalizing marijuana: Point-Counterpoint
Chelsea House Publishers,c 2004. Circulation KF3891.M2 R87 2004

Legalizing marijuana : drug policy reform and prohibition politics
Praeger,2004. Circulation HV5822.M3 G47 2004


Prescription pot : a leading advocate’s heroic battle to legalize medical marijuana
New Horizon Press, c2003. Circulation RM666.C266 M326 2003

Cannabis : a history
St. Martin’s Press, 2004. HV5822 .C3 B66 2003

Cannabis
Thunder’s Mouth Press 2002. HV5822.C3 G74 2002

Marijuana as medicine? : the science beyond the controversy
National Academy Press,2001. RM666.C266 M325 2001

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E-BOOKS

Understanding marijuana: a new look at the scientific evidence: Oxford University Press, c2002.

Dangerous harvest: drug plants and the transformation of indigenous landscapes Oxford University Press,c2004.

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WEBSITES

PBS Frontline "A FRONTLINE behind the scenes report on the marijuana industry and the controversial effort to eradicate it."

National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign. FreeVibe "This anti-drug site for teens provides information on the dangers of drug abuse, including the dangers of specific illegal drugs." http://www.freevibe.com/

National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health. Marijuana: Facts for Teens. "What is marijuana? How many teens smoke marijuana? What does marijuana do to the brain? Learn all about marijuana from this online facts booklet from the National Institute on Drug Abuse." http://www.nida.nih.gov/MarijBroch/Marijintro.html

Medical Marijuana procon.org "This site presents in a simple, nonpartisan pro-con format, responses to the core question 'Should marijuana be a medical option now?'...All individuals and organizations quoted on our site are ranked based upon our unique credibility scale." http://www.medicalmarijuanaprocon.org/

"Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) works to make marijuana medically available to seriously ill people who have the approval of their doctors." http://www.mpp.org/site/pp.aspx?c=glKZLeMQIsG&b=1086497

Americans for Medical Rights. "Political opponents of allowing the use of marijuana as a medicine routinely say that there is no scientific basis for claims that the drug is useful....This website's compilation of scientific research and informed commentary shows otherwise." http://www.medmjscience.org/index.html

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VIDEOS

Marijuana and You VIDEO QP801.C27 M355

Dangers of Marijuana VIDEO HV5822.M3 D36

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