1. Confused about cannabis?
- Author
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Smith, Kirsten and Wild, Jennifer
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CANNABIS (Genus) , *DRUGS of abuse , *MENTAL illness ,INSTITUTE of Psychiatry (London, England) - Abstract
The article reports on the issues surrounding the cannabis, an abused drug. Since cannabis was linked to mental health problems, the British government decided to regrade the drug back to a Class B penalty. John Marsden, psychologist at the Institute of Psychiatry in London, England, contrasted real-life addiction tragedies with laboratory-based experiments. It is noted that the facts on the association of mental health problems with cannabis varied.
- Published
- 2009