Cannabis festivals and their attendees in four European cities with different national cannabis policies

Public opinion and medical cannabis policies: examining the role of underlying beliefs and national medical cannabis policies

BACKGROUND Debate about medical cannabis legalization are typically informed by three beliefs: (1) cannabis has medical effects, (2) medical cannabis is addictive and (3) medical cannabis legalization leads to increased used of cannabis for recreational purposes (spillover effects). We examined how strongly these beliefs are associated with public support for medical cannabis legalization and w...

Early initiation of cannabis use: a cross-national European perspective.

PURPOSE To examine the relationship of the early initiation of cannabis use with other high risk behaviors and with psychosocial and health-related correlates in 15-year-old adolescents in six European countries. METHODS This study reports on nationwide cross-sectional surveys in six European countries in 2001-2002, within the framework of the World Health Organization's collaborative study, ...

Cannabis use patterns and their association with DSM-IV cannabis dependence and gender.

AIMS To investigate the gender differences in the patterns of cannabis use (CU), namely frequency, times of day, social context and methods and in their association with DSM-IV cannabis dependence. METHODS A sample of 3,904 students from German universities was recruited via an internet survey. Logistic regressions and associated areas under the ROC curve (AUC) were calculated among current c...

Chapter 8 Harm reduction policies for cannabis

This chapter reviews the limited evidence on strategies for reducing the harms arising from cannabis use and from criminal penalties to control its use. It summarises evidence on the harms arising from cannabis use, namely, increased risks of: car crashes among users who drive while intoxicated; the development of cannabis dependence among regular users; psychosis and poorer adolescent psychoso...

Cannabis and Cannabinoids (PDQ®) - National Cancer Institute