There are many excellent sources of information on marijuana. Unfortunately, there are many misleading or ill-informed sources also. Sorting through the mess can be confusing and time consuming.

The following is a short list of the most reliable resources for those wanting to learn the truth about marijuana.

Exposing Marijuana Myths:
A Review of the Scientific Evidence
by John P. Morgan and Lynn Zimmer

Marijuana Policy Project
MPP provides many educational materials for download.

NORML’s Daily Audio Stash
NORML’s daily podcast runs about 30 minutes. The content is educational and always entertaining. You really have to check this out.

This piece is also informative.

The Vice-Grip: The Sociological Perspective of Moral Legislation in America 1900-1940
This work examines how and why a specific set of moral laws (enacted to conform society to the beliefs of the dominant group) came into effect in early 20th century America. This paper reviews existing sociological and historical texts to study the drug and alcohol prohibition movements. Using both materialistic and ideological theories, this paper concludes that these moral laws were, in part, a symptom of widespread class conflicts in America. The white, Protestant upper and middle classes faced challenges from the minority and Catholic underclasses, and in order to keep their power, they outlawed behaviors that were attributed to the minority groups.