Cannabis is used throughout the Nordic countries, with a particular increase in use among young adults.

Markets and attitudes towards the drug have evolved, therefore there is a need to understand follow societies response to its use.

This report looks at the similarities and differences in legislation and the ways in which the law is enacted in legal practice, police work, and many other areas.

As well as providing a summary of the latest trends of cannabis use, the publication provides an overview of cannabis control, police registered drug offences, the illegal drug market and the...

A study published by the Annals of Internal Medicine reveals that the number of emergency room visits due to marijuana have tripled since the state of Colorado legalized marijuana, with nearly 10,000 from 2012-2016.

Este artículo de CIPER habla sobre el supuesto uso medicinal de cannabis. El artículo sugiere cuatro pasos para decidir si debe usar una sustancia para usos medicinales. 

Abstract

Cannabis use is observationally associated with an increased risk of schizophrenia, but whether the relationship is causal is not known. Using a genetic approach, we took 10 independent genetic variants previously identified to associate with cannabis use in 32 330 individuals to determine the nature of the association between cannabis use and risk of schizophrenia. Genetic variants were employed as instruments to recapitulate a randomized controlled trial involving two groups (cannabis users vs nonusers) to estimate the causal effect of cannabis use on risk of schizophrenia in 34...