NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES, ENGINEERING, AND MEDICINE
Report: Cannabis Policy Impacts Public Health and Health Equity
The National Academies’ 2024 report on Cannabis Policy Impacts Public Health and Health Equity is out. With cannabis legal in most U.S. states but still federally illegal, the report highlights the need for stronger federal guidance to protect public health and promote equity.
Read more on the CDC & NIH-backed strategy for minimizing public health harms and creating a robust research agenda.
WORLD ANTI-DOPING AGENCY
Summary of Major Modifications and Explanatory Notes
2023 Prohibited List
Substances and Methods Prohibited at All Times (In- and Out-of-Competition)
US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Basis for the Recommendation to Reschedule Marijuana into Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act
Report of August 29, 2023 released to the public online on January 12, 2024
US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Cannabis and Cannabis-Derived Compounds: Quality Considerations for Clinical Research, Guidance for Industry
January 2023
WASHINGTON STATE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY, REPORT TO LEGISLATURE
High THC policy | Final report
Exploring policy solutions to address public health challenges of high THC products
December 2022
The Washington State Health Care Authority was directed by their legislature to contract with the University of Washington's Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Institute (ADAI) to identify areas of common ground consensus, and develop recommendations for state policies related to cannabis concentration and mitigating detrimental health impacts.
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL, DRUGS & TRAFFIC SAFETY (ICADTS)
2022
The ICADTS produced a series of fact sheets to review the scientific evidence on cannabis and driving to provide objective information and inform the development of legislation to manage cannabis-impaired driving. The ICADTS aims to address road safety, with a focus on preventing and reducing traffic crashes caused by driving under the influence of cannabis. A topic of interest relevant to CMCR includes "Recent Experimental Evidence" (click image to view). Additional topics can be found on the ICADTS website.
CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL (CHP), IMPAIRED DRIVING TASK FORCE, REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE
January 2021
CHP's Impaired Driving Task Force report to the California State Legislature presenting findings pursuant to Senate Bill 94. The report provides recommendations for best practices, protocols, proposed legislation, and other policies that will address the issue of impaired driving, including driving under the influence of cannabis and controlled substances. The Task Force also examined the use of technology, including field testing technologies and validated field sobriety tests, to identify drivers under the influence of prescription drugs, cannabis, and controlled substances.
CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURE, Special Issue: Cannabis
University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
July-December 2019
This special issue presents research articles that focus on cannabis production, the economics of the cannabis industry in California, and the social and community impacts of cannabis.
THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF CANNABIS AND CANNABINOIDS
The Current State of Evidence and Recommendations for Research
Committee on the Health Effects of Marijuana: An Evidence Review and Research Agenda
Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice: Health and Medicine Division
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2017
CENTER FOR MEDICINAL CANNABIS RESEARCH
Report to the Legislature and Governor of the State of California presenting findings pursuant to SB847 which created the CMCR and provided state funding.
February 11, 2010
MARIJUANA AS MEDICINE? The Science Beyond the Controversy
Authors: Alison Mack and Janet Joy
Institute of Medicine
National Academy Press, National Academy of Sciences, 2001
MARIJUANA AND MEDICINE: Assessing the Science Base
Editors: Janet E. Joy, Stanley J. Watson, Jr., and John A. Benson, Jr.
Division of Neuroscience and Behavioral Health, Institute of Medicine
National Academy Press, National Academy of Sciences, 1999