Can you become dependent on cannabis? What are its effects on cognitive functioning? Is there an ‘amotivational syndrome’ associated with cannabis use? Is there a link between cannabis and psychosis? What is the link between depression and cannabis use? Factsheet…
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Drug law reform and the three card trick
This year Addaction celebrates its 50th anniversary and to commemorate the event, they are holding a series of lectures, of which this, given by Professor David Nutt on why we should decriminalise personal possession of all drugs, is the first.…
Druglink article 1998 – Cannabis cures all? by David Jackson
Many drug services are now perfectly at ease with collecting urine samples from clients and discussing the results with them. Research shows that up to three in five opiate users take cannabis on a regular basis. Could there be another…
Should drugs be legalised?
The call for the present drug laws to be changed has come from many quarters. The legalisation debate The debate itself can be broken down into three key elements: Civil liberties versus the duty of the state; The harm caused…
Druglink article 2009 – The cannabis factor by Lindsay Smith
Marijuana is our most widely used illegal drug, yet only a minority of users develop long-term mental disorder. Lindsay Smith on developing research that looks at how problems with the drug my have more to do with individual psychology than…
Druglink factsheet 2009 – Cannabis law update
On 29th January 2009 cannabis was upgraded from Class C to Class B of the Misuse of Drugs Act. This factsheet explains the changes and how they are likely to work in practice. Factsheet 2009 – Cannabis law update (PDF)
Druglink news item 2009 – Cannabis farm clampdown: the fallout by Steve Sampson
Steve Sampson on signs that the UK’s cannabis growing gangs are feeling the heat from increased police attention. Cannabis farm clampdown: the fallout (PDF)
Druglink news item 2008 – Cannabis casualty by Harry Shapiro
The driving force behind the government’s decision to ignore the recommendation of the ACMD on cannabis was to send a message to young people about its dangers. But there is another message coming across, argues Harry Shapiro Cannabis casualty (PDF)
Druglink article 2008 – Cleaning the fug on cannabis crime by Tiggey May
As Prime Minister Gordon Brown considers returning cannabis back to Class B, claims about its links to criminal behaviour in young people have come thick and fast. But, as Tiggey May reports, new research reveals a different story. Clearing the…
Druglink factsheet 2006 – Cannabis and kids
Cannabis and young people: what practitioners can do… Factsheet – Cannabis and kids (PDF)