Marijuana: uses, effects and the law

Intro -- MARIJUANA: USES, EFFECTS AND THE LAW -- MARIJUANA: USES, EFFECTS AND THE LAW -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- MARIJUANA AND MENTAL HEALTH: ASSOCIATIONS, CONSEQUENCES, AND TREATMENT -- ABSTRACT -- THE MARIJUANA - MENTAL HEALTH LINK -- Does Cannabis Cause Mental Illness? -- Does Mental Illness Induce Cannabis Use? -- Does Cannabis Trigger Psychiatric Illness in those already Disposed? -- EFFECT OF CANNABIS IN THOSE ALREADY SUFFERING FROM MENTAL ILLNESS -- Cannabis Use in Mental Illness: Effects on Cognition -- Cannabis Use in Mental Illness: Effects on Psychosocial Measures -- Cannabis Use in Mental Illness: Effects on Symptoms and Healthcare Utilization -- TREATING CANNABIS USE DISORDERS IN MENTAL ILLNESS -- CONCLUDING REMARKS -- REFERENCES -- WHAT'S IN A JOINT OR BLUNT?: METHODOLOGICAL CONCERNS IN THE MEASUREMENT OF CANNABIS CONSUMPTION -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MARKET DIVERSIFICATION AND NEW MARIJUANA -- UNCERTAIN STANDARD UNITS -- THE IMPACT OF INTERVIEW DESIGN -- ASCERTAINING METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION -- SOCIAL CONTEXTS FOR USE -- AIMS OF THE CHAPTER -- METHODS -- Procedures -- Sample Characteristics -- RESULTS -- Marketplace Diversity and Homogeneity -- Standard Consumption Units-Joints -- Standard Consumption Units-Blunts -- Standard Consumption Units-Bowls and Bongs -- Quantifying the "Hit -- Calculating THC Consumed -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- PUBLIC HEALTH PERSPECTIVES ON THE MEDICAL USE OF CANNABIS: THE INFLUENCE OF CANNABIS LEGISLATION ON VULNERABLE POPULATIONS -- ABSTRACT -- A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE MEDICAL USE OF CANNABIS IN THE UNITED STATES -- PUBLIC HEALTH AND MEDICAL CANNABIS USE -- THE BENEFITS OF MEDICAL CANNABIS USE FROM A PUBLIC HEALTH PERSPECTIVE -- PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERNS REGARDING MEDICAL CANNABIS USE -- CONCLUSIONS REGARDING MEDICAL CANNABIS FROM A PUBLIC HEALTH PERSPECTIVE.