cannabis

Cannabis, Policy & Your Community - What is Best Practice?

Video and audio recordings
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Professor Jan Copeland: Opening Video Presentation from National Forum - Four other video sessions also include Professor John Toumbourou - Deakin University Dr Karen Randall - Emergency Medicine Physician & Cannabis Subject Matter Expert...

What is the target of the marijuana industry?

News
According to a new study,unlicensed marijuana dispensaries in California are opening in black and Latino neighborhoods at a disproportionately high rate, following a similar pattern taken by alcohol and tobacco retailers. Researchers say...

Marijuana: what the doctor needs to know

News
Marijuana is the most widely consumed illicit substance worldwide, with an estimated 192 million individuals reporting its use in the last 12 months in 2018, according to the 2020 World Drug Report of the United Nations Office on Drugs and...

Illicit Drug Use and the Genetic Overlap with Cannabis Use

Scientific article
Abstract Background The use of illicit substances is correlated, meaning that individuals who use one illicit substance are more likely to also use another illicit substance. This association could (partly) be explained by overlapping...

Psychotic Disorder and Cannabis Use

Book
Description This report examines hospitalisation trends related to cannabis use and mental and behavioural disorders in Canada between 2006 and 2015. During this period, the rate of hospitalizations related to cannabis use and mental and...

World Drug Report 2020

News
Global drug consumption increases, while COVID-19 impacts markets, according to the World Drug Report 2020, released on June 25, 2020 by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The Report shows that around 269 million people...
Relatório Mundial sobre Drogas 2020

Webinar: ISSUP South Africa – Cannabis and the Youth in South Africa

ISSUP Webinar
ISSUP Global and ISSUP South Africa brought Siphokazi Dada, to present on the subject of Cannabis Use amongst South African use. The trends, the policy changes and data on the impact of the decriminalisation to review the changes in demand and cannabis related problems.

Alcohol, MDMA and cannabis use: Impact on the adolescent brain

Video and audio recordings
This webinar is for teachers, school staff, parents and others who are interested in understanding the effect of drugs on adolescent brain. It explores the development of adolescent brain and how this process is interrupted by the use of...