IV.
Considerations to Date Federal Agencies HHS
•1. Effectively communicate data in the five institutes
of the NIH fact sheets reflecting their
scientific assessment of smoked marijuana
•2. Analyze all
available data on drug use, especially marijuana, and expand ongoing drug use surveys to determine current
levels of drug use in California and
Arizona and to track changes in these states in drug use,
•3. Participate in efforts by all affected parties to
develop a more effective “message” for
each of the relevant constituency about the use of marijuana, (preteens, teens, parents, physicians,
public health officials, etc.) about
the use of marijuana
•4. Participate in discussions in all other states (where
needed) to educate key public and private
health leaders about the problems with the
two initiatives
•5. Strengthen our drug abuse prevention efforts directed at preteens and teens (specifically for marijuana) through a new,
coordinated federal/