Resources

Legalized Cannabis in Colorado Emergency Departments: A Cautionary Review of Negative Health and Safety Effects Summary: Cannabis...

This resource from the SAM (Smart Approaches to Marijuana) website debunks common misinformation about marijuana that contributes to the...

Smoking cannabis causes inflammation of the lungs. This makes the lungs more susceptible to infection and other respiratory...

The American Lung Association cautions the public against smoking marijuana because of the risks it poses to the lungs. Marijuana can...

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse the coronavirus could be an especially serious threat to those who smoke tobacco or...

A marijuana grow radically changed the health and safety conditions in this Oregon community. Read the Register-Guard article

This study focuses on nicotine and e-cigarette chemicals, but regardless the article illustrates how thirdhand smoke / vape exposure can...

This article & video highlight public health risks associated with cannabis cultivation in California, as well as inadequate regulation...

This article discusses the health dangers of indoor pot grows and how residents, neighbors, etc. can be exposed. Highlights: "The study...

Smoking and vaping irritate the lungs and may make smokers/vapers more susceptible to COVID-19. Cigarette smoking has been shown to...

A SAM (Smart Approaches to Marijuana) discusses why those who smoke and vape marijuana are more vulnerable to COVID-19. In addition to...

A Harvard School of Public Health study found higher CO2 levels used to grow Cannabis have a direct and negative impact on human...

A drugabuse.com article shows that exposure to second-hand marijuana smoke takes 90 minutes to recover from. Over time, exposure can lead...

Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights considers secondhand marijuana smoke a form of indoor air pollution. Learn about the dangers of...

American Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation points to a study indicating that marijuana vaping and dabbing create "indoor particulate...