Here is a good resource for parents wanting to learn more about marijuana use in children and teens. Organized in question/answer format, this article provides information on signs and side effect of marijuana use.

An article that contains information on marijuana. You can find out where it comes from and the details about its effects on the brain.

Read brief responses to several questions concerning marijuana, its characteristics, it short-term and long-term effects, and its federal classification.

Marijuana is the most widely used illegal drug in the United States. Get the facts about it in this article for teens.

Facts about marijuana and its effects on the body, brain and life.

Explore the issues surrounding the U.S. Supreme Court case related to medical marijuana use. Make conclusions on how the proposed law could jeopardize all federal drug laws and whether this should be a federal or state issue.

Website outlining the argument for and against legalizing marijuana for medical purposes. Presents research, studies and pro-con arguments on the topics.

Read this passage and study the chart to answer the five-question quiz related to social aspects of drug usage.

This editorial from the American Family Physician journal addresses the effectiveness, adverse effects, and safety of medical marijuana.

This site provides some information for parents about marijuana.

A short quiz on the effects of marijuana.

This resource presents informaion about the risks of using marijuana.

Test your understanding of hallucinogens, inhalants, marijuana, methamphetamines, nicotine, opiates, steroids, and stimulants as you journey through this interactive maze.

This resource covers all illegal drugs and provides information on health risks, drugs in the workplace, case stories, moral and spiritual issues, state drug initiatives, and a kids section.

This site provides a list of links to information on different types of drugs. Content on the pages include information about the drug itself, effects the drug has on the brain, common street names for the drug, and legal status.

Learn how drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, and the like impair vision, reflexes, judgement--and safe driving.

Students are curious about drugs and this is a simple site that delves into what they need to know: what drugs are good and what drugs are harmful, what are illegal drugs, like heroin and marijuana, and why are they illegal. The authors...

This article on drug abuse discusses and presents facts on the many different types of drugs available. The effects of these drugs are also mentioned. Also in the article is a section on the several stages of drug use and their...

Eminent Domain, Gay Marriage, Abortion, Marijuana, and the Death Penalty are a few issues that were on some state ballots in recent years. This lesson addresses the relationship these initiatives have with our constitutional rights.

Full text of the Controlled Substances Act.

Official website of the Office of National Drug Control Policy.

Detailed information about individual drugs. Targets students, parents, teachers, law enforcement officials, and health professionals.

Specific drugs and drug related issues are defined and discussed on this page, which also contains several downloadable publications.

This PBS series takes a hard look at teenage drug use. Content includes a focus on how and why teens use drugs, the long-term health effects of drug use, and more.