,,iii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #bg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate  
,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #a1   
#bjbd,mr4 ,ricketts submitt$ ! foll[+   
concurr5t resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! 
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,,concurr5t         
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! ne$ = rese>*1
 education1 & policy developm5t reg>d+  
high-pot5cy m>ijuana4  ,:]eas ! use (   
high-pot5cy m>ijuana has become         
increas+ly preval5t across ! ,unit$     
,/ates2 ,:]eas ! av]age pot5cy (        
delta-#i-tetrahydrocannab9ol 7commonly  
kn[n z ,,?c71 ! major psy*oactive       
compon5t 9 m>ijuana1 increas$ by #bhg   
p]c5t betwe5 #aiie & #bjba1 f #c4if     
p]c5t pot5cy to #ae4cd p]c5t pot5cy2    
,:]eas adolesc5t & te5 m>ijuana abuse   
increas$ by #bde p]c5t f #bjjj to #bjbj2
 ,:]eas ! p]ceiv$ risk ( weekly m>ijuana
 use decreas$ f #dg4e p]c5t to #bg4d    
p]c5t among adolesc5ts 9 ! pa/ decade2  
,:]eas cannabis use disord] among te5s  
increas$ by #be p]c5t aft] ! enactm5t ( 

recreational m>ijuana legalization2     
,:]eas increas$ pot5cy levels correspond
 ) great] heal? risks1 ) rese>* %[+ t   
daily use ( ,,?c ) a pot5cy great] ?an  
#ae p]c5t results 9 a #e times increas$ 
risk ( psy*osis2 ,:]eas only #c ,/ates h
 enact$ pot5cy caps on m>ijuana fl[] or 
conc5trates2 ,:]eas ! use ( high-pot5cy 
m>ijuana has be5 l9k$ to pot5tial adv]se
 heal? effects1 includ+ m5tal heal?     
disord]s & cognitive impairm5t2 ,:]eas  
education & aw>5ess programs are        
ess5tial to in=m ! public ab\t !        
pot5tial risks associat$ ) ! use (      
high-pot5cy m>ijuana2 & ,:]eas a        
bip>tisan ef=t is necess>y to develop   
evid5ce-bas$ policies to address !      
increas+ preval5ce ( high-pot5cy        
m>ijuana3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is concurr5t resolution may be  
cit$ z ! ,r&y's ,resolution4  #b4       
,recogniz+ ! ne$ = rese>*1 education1 & 
policy developm5t reg>d+ high-pot5cy    
m>ijuana  7a7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! 
s5se ( ,congress t ,f$]al ag5cies1      

includ+ ! ,drug ,en=cem5t ,adm9i/ration1
 ! ,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal?1 & !   
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1
 %\ld conduct & support rese>* on !     
heal? effects ( high-pot5cy m>ijuana &  
its impact on vuln]able populations su* 
z y\?4  7b7 ,resolv+ matt]s ,congress-- 
7#a7 supports ! developm5t ( educational
 programs at ! ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local   
levels to in=m ! public ab\t ! pot5tial 
risks associat$ ) ! use ( high-pot5cy   
m>ijuana1 especially among y\?2 &  7#b7 
urges ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local gov]nm5ts  
to collaborate ) public heal?           
organizations1 m$ical pr(essionals1 &   
community /akehold]s to develop         
evid5ce-bas$ policies t address ! public
 heal? & safety conc]ns associat$ )     
high-pot5cy m>ijuana4