Foreword by David Frum and Kevin A. Sabet, Phd

On Marijuana – a powerful examination of what marijuana use means for our children, our communities and our future: Compiled by Pamela McColl – Foreword by David Frum and Kevin A. Sabet, PhD

Grafton and Scratch Publishers Canada. Available April 1st 2015 (5.5 x 8.5 336 pages) 978-1-927979-07-5 $18.95 US paper 978-1-927979-09-9 $5.99 US digital EDU000000; HEA028000; SOC057000

About the Book

Marijuana use has adverse consequences on the health, wellbeing, and safety of both individual users and nonusers. The evidence is clear that marijuana use places a heavy burden on social systems, taxes the economy, and places a heavy strain on public health care resources. On Marijuana contains insightful, considered opinions from individuals who have dedicated themselves, and often their lengthy careers, to the study and better understanding of the implications, risks, and effects of using marijuana products. On Marijuana is a not for profit publication. Any profits generated from sales will be used to distribute the publication to the public health sector.

“Voters and decision makers alike would do well to at least educate themselves first on the potential ramifications of a “pot-for-all” policy. This book will help them do that.” David Frum and Kevin A. Sabet, PhD

Compiled by Pamela McColl Pamela has been working in the field of publishing for two decades. In 2012 McColl published the first ever smoke-pipe-free edition of the famous holiday poem ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas— capturing global media attention including front page coverage in The National Post, and being the subject of a skit on The Colbert Report (USA). The book garnered eight book awards. She is the author of Baby and Me Tobacco Free (2013). McColl is a director for Smart Approaches to Marijuana Canada (SAM) and a board member on the Campaign for Justice on Tobacco Fraud. En.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamela_Mccoll. In 2015 McColl, representing SAM Canada, attended the annual meeting of The Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) a commission of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). ( www.samcanada.net)

Foreword – Canadian-American political commentator. He is a senior editor at The Atlantic and David Frum and a CNN contributor. He serves on the board of directors of the anti-drug policy group Smart Approaches to Marijuana with Patrick J. Kennedy and Kevin Sabet PhD. Sabet is an assistant professor of psychiatry and Director of the Drug Policy Institute at the University of Florida. With Patrick J. Kennedy he co-founded Project SAM (Smart Approaches to Marijuana) in January 2013. He is also the author of “Reefer Sanity: Seven Great Myths About Marijuana.” Sabet is a graduate of the University of California and Oxford University, where he received his Doctorate in social policy. Contents

NEW Foreword David Frum and Kevin A. Sabet, PhD 21 · Interview with Dr. David Musto from Frontline, “Busted: America’s War on Marijuana”Frontline/PBS Winter 1997-1998 NEW49 · The Arguments for Legalization Stuart Gitlow MD MPH MBA President, American Society of Addiction Medicine 57 · What Canadian Youth Think About Cannabis: Report in Short Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA) September 2013 Amy J. Porath-Waller PHD, Jonathan E. Brown PHD, Aarin P. Frigon MA, CHRP, Heath Clark MA 67 · What Are The Costs Associated with Marijuana Legalization? Jo McGuire, Occupational Health & Safety September 2014 NEW 77 · The Pot Kids David Berner, Executive Director, Drug Prevention Network of Canada 89 · What Science Says About Marijuana Samuel A. Ball, President and Chief Executive of CASA Columbia, University, and a professor of psychiatry at Yale Medical School. 91 · Statement Against Legalization of Marijuana Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation 95 · Drug Free Australia’s Position on Medical Marijuana/Cannabis July 2014 NEW 109 · Legalization Always Increases Use Edward Gogek MD 115 · What is the Societal Impact of Legalized Marijuana? Lynette Crow-Iverson NEW 129 · An Example of Marijuana’s Impact on Teen Brain Activity Dr. Andra Smith PHD Associate Professor, School of Psychology, University of Ottawa 141 · Mixing Cannabis and Alcohol National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre NEW 145 · An Open Letter to States Considering Legalization of Marijuana Ed Wood, President, DUID Victim Voices UPDATED149 · Cannabis: General Facts An Extract from Cannabis: A General Survey of its Harmful Effects Updated 2014:10Mary Brett, Chair CanSS, member of the World Forum Against Drugs 173 · How Physicians Should Respond to the New Cannabis Regulations Canadian Journal of Addiction 2013:9 Meldon Kahan MD CCFP and Sheryl Spithoff MD 197 · Marijuana and Pregnancy: What Are the Risks? Pamela McColl, Director and Advisory Council Member to Smart Approaches to Marijuana Canada UPDATED203 · Cannabis and the Reproductive System, Pregnancy and the Development of Children Mary Brett, Chair CanSS, member of the World Forum Against Drugs 235 · Silent Forests? Rodenticides on Illegal Marijuana Crops Harm Wildlife Wildlife Society News Spring 2013 Mourad W. Gabriel, Greta M. Wengert, J.Mark Higley, Shane Krogan, Warren Sargent, Deana L. Clifford 249 · Changes in Attitudes, Intentions, and Behaviors toward Tobacco and Marijuana during US Students’ First Year of College Tobacco Use Insights. Mara W. Stewart, Megan A. Moreno MD, MPH,MSED 279 · Marijuana: Medicine, Addictive Substance, or Both? A Common-Sense Approach to the Place of Cannabis in Medicine Canadian Journal of Addiction 2013:9 Harold Kalant CM, MD, PhD, FRSC Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto NEW 293 · Finding Solutions Robert B. Charles, former Assistant Secretary of State, for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) 305 · The Nature and Extent of Marijuana Possession in British Columbia Kale Pauls RCMP, Dr. Irwin M. Cohen, Dr. Darryl Plecas, Tara Haarhoff, RCMP

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