Cannabis & Schizophrenia Linked to Shooting The recent shooting of a US Congresswoman is directly linked to long-term cannabis use and schizophrenia of the arrested offender. Cannabis is not a harmless recreational drug but is linked to the serious mental disorder of paranoid schizophrenia. The… Read More »Cannabis & Schizophrenia Linked to Shooting
Cannabis Easy to Obtain The latest report from the Australian Crime Commission discloses that cannabis cultivation and distribution is large scale, diverse and entrenched. Cannabis is readily available and still the most widely used illicit drug in Australia. Criminal involvement with cannabis involves individuals and… Read More »Cannabis Easy to Obtain
Synthetic Cannabis Ban Western Australia is the first state in Australia to ban fake cannabis. Those that supply synthetic cannabis in Western Australia will face up to 25 years jail or fines of up to $100,000. Tasmania is to ban the fake cannabis at the… Read More »Synthetic Cannabis Ban
New Cannabis link to Schizophrenia A new Australian study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry journal involving 20,000 patients and 80 international studies has confirmed the link of cannabis use and early onset psychosis. The New South Wales study shows that early cannabis smoking… Read More »New Cannabis link to Schizophrenia
Cannabis Pathway To Other Drug Use A major study from France has shown that cannabis use leads to other illicit drug use. The study of over 29,000 people showed that six out of ten adults over 25 years that use cocaine started using cannabis before… Read More »Cannabis Pathway To Other Drug Use
Cannabis Easy To Get Cannabis is readily available to Australians with 94 per cent of users claiming it’s easy to get. One in three Australians admit to ever having used cannabis. One in ten Australians over 14 years used cannabis recently with increases in all… Read More »Cannabis Easy To Get
Cannabis Driving Impairment A major debate in the U.S.A. has erupted around how drivers are impaired by the THC in cannabis. The Institute for Behavior and Health research shows that there is terrible carnage on the roads from cannabis use. The research is showing that… Read More »Cannabis Driving Impairment
Cannabis Causes Motor Accidents Driving under the influence of cannabis was associated with a significantly increased risk of motor vehicle collisions compared to unimpaired driving. The cannabis use is especially associated with fatal collisions. Cannabis impairs performance of the cognitive and motor tasks necessary for… Read More »Cannabis Causes Motor Accidents
Cannabis And Psychosis Cannabis use is a risk factor for the development of incidence psychotic symptoms. Cannabis use precedes the onset of psychotic symptoms in individuals with no previous history of psychotic experiences. Cannabis use was associated with psychotic experience four years later. The psychotic… Read More »Cannabis And Psychosis
Australians Highest Cannabis Users Australia and New Zealand were the highest users of cannabis in the world according to a study in the Lancet medical journal. Up to 15 per cent of 15 to 64 year olds had used cannabis at least once in the… Read More »Australians Highest Cannabis Users
