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Fact sheet references:

• Hasin DS, Saha TD, Kerridge BT, et al.
  Prevalence of marijuana use disorders in the United States between 2001-2002 and 2012-2013.
  JAMA Psychiatry. 2015; 72(12):1235-1242.
• Winters KC, Lee C-YS.
  Likelihood of developing an alcohol and cannabis use disorder during youth: association with recent use and age.
  Drug Alcohol Depend. 2008; 92(1-3):239-247.
• Lees R, Lawn W, Petrilli K, Brown A, Trinci K, Borissova A, Ofori S, Mokrysz C, Curran HV, Hines LA, Freeman TP.
  Persistent increased severity of cannabis use disorder symptoms in adolescents compared to adults: a one-year longitudinal study.
  Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2025 Mar; 275(2):397-406.
  Epub 2024 May 6. PMID: 38709252; PMCID: PMC11910442.
• Rittiphairoj, T et al.
  High-Concentration Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol Cannabis Products and Mental Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review.
  Annals of Internal Medicine Volume 178, Number 10.
• Gowin JL, Ellingson JM, Karoly HC, et al.
  Brain Function Outcomes of Recent and Lifetime Cannabis Use.
  JAMA Netw Open. 2025; 8(1):e2457069.
• Pilon F et al.
  The effects of cannabis use disorder on cognitive functions: A meta-analysis.
  ​Addictive Behaviors, Volume 170, 2025, 108434, ISSN 0306-4603.

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