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Marijuana: Facts for Teens

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Presented in question-and-answer format and targeted to teens, provides facts about marijuana and its potential harmful effects.

NIH Pub Number: 04-4037
Published: April 2001
Revised: March 2011
Author: National Institute on Drug Abuse

This page was last updated March 2011

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