An Analysis of Marijuana Policy (1982) / Chapter Skim
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Adding to the complexity of the issues are continuing uncertainties about the health and developmental consequences of marijuana use, concern over the growing number of adolescent users, the social consequences of prosecuting otherwise law-abiding citizens for possession and use of marijuana, the relationship between the distribution of marijuana and that of other illegal drugs, the costs of enforcement of current laws, and the economic implications of the persistence of very large illegal markets. The next section of this report presents a brief summary of existing evidence regarding the health consequences of marijuana use, drawing heavily on the recently completed study by the Institute of Medicine.
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The complete summary of the Institute of Medicine report appears as the appendix to this report. Over the past 40 years, marijuana has been accused of causing an array of antisocial effects, including: in the 1930s, provoking crime and violence; in the early 1950s, leading to heroin addiction; and in the late 1960s, making people passive, lowering motivation and productivity, and destroying the American work ethic in young people.
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increases the work of the heart, usually by raising the heart rate and, in some persons, by raising blood pressure. There is as yet no such clear evidence on the possible long-tenm effects in these areas, or of other potential health consequences of marijuana use; further research is needed.
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