Consumer Health Facts

• Drug Testing Tips (Sorry, Cal NORML does not handle drug testing queries except from NORML members.)
• Marijuana Health Facts and Myths
• New Studies Confirm: Marijuana a Lesser Driving Hazard than Alcohol - Drug urine tests unjustified.
  • Review of accident studies shows marijuana not a major public highway safety hazard, refuting need for "zero-tolerance" DUI laws and bans on public use.
  • Nonetheless, study shows marijuana use is linked to increased injury risk, confirming California NORML's advice to users.
  • Expert review of drug tests and per se "driving under the influence" limits.

• Guide to marijuana vaporizers. Protect your lungs!
• California NORML Research Studies:
  • NORML/MAPS vaporizer study shows marijuana vaporizers cut out harmful smoke toxins.
  • Smoke study shows waterpipes ineffectual, vaporizers promising at reducing tars
  • Potency study shows clubs' medical cannabis superior to the government's.
• Marijuana addiction problems? Though marijuana is not physically addictive, some users feel incapacitated by habitual use. Help is available from Marijuana Anonymous.

Costs of Marijuana Prohibition

• California's Flood of Pot Prisoners
• California NORML analysis estimates legalization could net state $1.5-$2.5 billion in taxes, reduced enforcement costs.
• California marijuana arrests 1960-2001. A sharp decline in felony marijuana arrests since decriminalization in 1975 has saved the state an estimated $100 million per year in arrest, prosecution and prison costs.
• California marijuana arrest statistics (2002). African-Americans overrepresented by a factor of five in felony marijuana charges.
• The Story of California's Failed War on Pot
• Economic Benefits of Marijuana Legalization
• The Forgotten History of Cannabis Prohibition in California: 1913 to present.
  • The story of Jack London, California's Cannabis Pioneer
  • More famous marijuana users at www.veryimportantpotheads.com