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United Nations reports indicate that normal use seems to be increasing in areas, including the US states where cannabis has been legalized, but the blockade of COVID has a similar effect, increasing the risk of depression and suicide. ..
Cannabis has long been the most widely used drug in the world and its use is increasing, but cannabis on the market is getting stronger in terms of the content of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) states the annual world drug report.
Various states in the United States have legalized the non-medical use of cannabis, including Washington and Colorado in 2012. Uruguay was legalized in 2013, as was Canada in 2018. Other states have taken similar steps, but the report focuses on these three countries.
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“The legalization of cannabis seems to have accelerated the upward trend in reported daily use of drugs,” said a report from the Vienna-based UNODC.
The prevalence of cannabis use among teens is “not much different,” but there was “a significant increase in the frequent use of powerful products reported among young adults,” it says. rice field.
“The proportion of people with mental illness and suicide associated with normal cannabis use is increasing.”
According to the report, in 2020, about 284 million people, or 5.6% of the world’s population, have used drugs such as heroin, cocaine, amphetamines and ecstasy. This is the latest data available. Of these, 209 million used cannabis.
“The period of the blockade during the COVID-19 pandemic caused an increase in cannabis use in 2020,” he said.
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