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Record Nr.

UNINA9910137209103321

Autore

Margriet van Laar

Titolo

Clearing the smokescreen [[electronic resource] ] : the current evidence on cannabis use / / topic editors Elizabeth C. Temple, Richard Hammersley, Margriet van Laar and Rhonda F. Brown

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Frontiers Media SA, 2015

Lausanne, Switzerland : , : Frontiers Media SA, , 2015

©2015

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (171 pages) : illustrations, charts; digital, PDF files

Collana

Frontiers research topics

Soggetti

Psychiatry

Plant Sciences

Agriculture

Earth & Environmental Sciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

Cannabis remains the most commonly used illicit substance world-wide, with international estimates indicating that 2.8%-4.5% of the global population use cannabis each year. This prevalence rate has not changed substantially in the past decade and there is no indication that it will do so in the next decade. In line with this, many prominent organisations and individuals have acknowledged that the “war on drugs” has failed and are now calling for a rethink on drug-related policy and legal frameworks. With a growing number of jurisdictions across the world heeding this call and introducing legislation to decriminalize or legalize cannabis use, it is essential that any changes to legal frameworks and public health policies are based on the best available scientific evidence.