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
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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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