U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory: Marijuana Use and the Developing Brain

U.S Department of Health and Human Services, 2019

This article emphasizes the Surgeon Generals concerns and the importance of protecting our Nation from the health risks of marijuana use in adolescence and during pregnancy. Recent increases in access to marijuana and in its potency, along with misperceptions of safety of marijuana endanger our most precious resource, our nations youth.

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