The DEA and the federal government are not alone in viewing smoked marijuana as having no documented medical value. Voices in the medical community likewise do not accept smoked marijuana as medicine.
“There is no current scientific evidence that marijuana is in any way beneficial for the treatment of any psychiatric disorder. In contrast, current evidence supports, at minimum, a strong association of cannabis use with the onset of psychiatric disorders. Adolescents are particularly vulnerable to harm, given the effects of cannabis on neurological development”
“...does not advocate inhaling smoke, nor the legalization of marijuana”
“Our AMA discourages cannabis marijuana use especially by persons vulnerable to the drug’s effects and in high-risk situations; supports the determination of the consequences of long-term cannabis marijuana use through concentrated research, especially among youth and adolescents; and supports the modification of state and federal laws to emphasize public health based strategies to address and reduce cannabis use”
“Although marijuana can lower the intraocular pressure, the side effects and short duration of action, coupled with the lack of evidence that its use alters the course of glaucoma, preclude recommending this drug in any form for the treatment of glaucoma at the present time.”
“Marijuana is a mood-altering drug capable of producing dependency. While popularly thought to be a fairly benign ‘drug,’ marijuana can have adverse effects on memory and learning, perception, behavior and functioning, and on pregnancy.”
Who's Else Is With Us?
The Mission of the International Faith Based Coalition is to unite religions with a common cause to implement Drug Prevention Education in their respective congregations with a focus on educating youth. The vision is one which recognizes that drug abuse makes no distinction as to race, religion or creed and adversely affects peoples of all faiths.
The Take Back America Campaign is California non-profit (501c4), created to prevent and/or defer the onset of alcohol, tobacco and drug use.
Parents Opposed to Pot (Poppot.org) is designed to educate parents and children, and to prevent a nation of young marijuana users.
Smart Approaches to Marijuana. We are professionals working in mental health and public health. We are bipartisan. We are medical doctors, lawmakers, treatment providers, preventionists, teachers, law enforcement officers and others who seek a middle road between incarceration and legalization. Our commonsense, third-way approach to marijuana policy is based on reputable science and sound principles of public health and safety.
The SafeLaunch mission is to reduce and delay early first exposure to alcohol, tobacco, or drugs because the adolescent brain is up to 600% more susceptible to addiction than one that is fully developed.
Coalition for a Drug Free California is a mutual initiative of Stars and Stripes United, Inc, a 501c4 and the FreeStyle Foundation, Inc., a 501c3. We bring together existing anti-drug coalitions from around the state to work together to prevent the early onset of alcohol, tobacco and drug use by young people.
Community Alliances for Drug Free Youth, or CADFY, is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization working in collaboration with individuals, agencies and organizations to bring parents, youth, schools and communities together to build and promote safe and healthy environments.
The Foundation for a Drug-Free World is a nonprofit public benefit corporation that empowers youth and adults with factual information about drugs so they can make informed decisions and live drug-free.
NIDA's mission is to lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction.
National Families in Action is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization that was founded in Atlanta, Georgia in 1977. The organization obtained the nation’s first state laws banning the sale of drug paraphernalia. It led a national effort to help parents replicate Georgia’s laws in other states to prevent the marketing of drugs and drug use to children and helped them form parent groups to protect children’s health.
Since 1992, CADCA has demonstrated that when all sectors of a community come together —social change happens. CADCA is the premier membership organization representing those working to make their communities safe, healthy and drug-free. We have members in every U.S. state and territory and working in 18 countries around the world. Special programs within CADCA are supporting our returning veterans and their families and training youth leaders to be effective agents of change –all through the coalition model.
Drug Free America Foundation, Inc. is a drug prevention and policy organization committed to developing, promoting and sustaining national and international policies and laws that will reduce illegal drug use and drug addiction. The Drug Free America Foundation, Inc. vision is nations that, through their leaders and their people, create an environment where citizens live lives free of illicit drugs. Drug Free America Foundation is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.
We are committed to providing the best evidence based training, technical assistance, and resources available to multi-disciplinary professionals, emphasis on first responders, whose job it is to identify and rescue children from dangerous drug environments by providing children with the services, resources and medical care they need to ensure their well-being.dren from dangerous drug environments by providing children with the services, resources and medical care they need to ensure their well-being.
TheyGotitWrongAgain.org is political action group that oppose AUMA (Adult Use of Marijuana Act).
The mission of the ENF is to help Elks build stronger communities. We fulfill this pledge by investing in communities where Elks live and work. We provide tomorrow's leaders, our youth, with lifelong skills; honor the Elks' pledge to never forget our veterans; help the state Elks associations accomplish their charitable objectives; and fund projects that improve the quality of life in local Elks communities.
Educating Voices, Inc. is a national organization founded to proactively support education and communication about the dangers of marijuana use, medical marijuana and legalized marijuana and other drugs, and to share truthful, well-researched, fact-checked information.
EVI is a volunteer organization comprised of a Board of Directors and Advisory Board. It is incorporated as a not-for-profit corporation in the state of Illinois and is an IRS approved 501(c) (3) corporation.