Would decriminalising personal use of cannabis lead to higher rates of mental illness?

20203 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Bobby P. Smyth · Trinity College Dublin

Mary Cannon · Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

Andrew Molodynski · University of Oxford

H. Valerie Curran · University College London

Niamh Eastwood · Release Mobile (United Kingdom)

Adam Winstock · University College London

Abstract

Removing criminal penalties for possession could increase adolescent use, say Bobby P Smyth, Mary Cannon, and Andrew Molodynski. But H Valerie Curran, Niamh Eastwood, and Adam R Winstock find no evidence for this and say that liberalisation of drug laws could reduce harms

Topics & Keywords

Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Peace, Justice and strong institutionsReduced inequalities

Publication Details

Published in: BMJ

Volume 368, pp. l6975-l6975

DOI: 10.1136/bmj.l6975

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