... on the African continent where the prevalence rate is 5.2%–13.5% of the total population (WHO, 2018). The most common abused illicit substance in Africa is cannabis, followed by amphetamine-type stimulants such as ecstasy (WHO, 2018). In a study involving university students in Nigeria, codeine-containing syrup...

..., were obtained from the Kentucky Office of Medical Cannabis for 407 cities and 119 counties. Logistic regression models were used to estimate whether different policy approaches were associated with local demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. Findings Cities with larger populations were...

...Jacob Mensah Agboli Purpose Following the trend in the world over and on the African continent, the Parliament of Ghana passed a new law in 2020, the Narcotics Control Commission Act (Act 1019) that eased the legal restrictions on cannabis cultivation and use, subject to obtaining license from...

...Aleksi Hupli; Ali Unlu; Jussi Jylkkä; Atte Oksanen Purpose Cannabis use continues to increase worldwide, and a number of nation states are changing their cannabis policies. Policy changes require research into key populations, namely, people who use cannabis. This study aims to examine...

...Cheneal Puljević; Amelia Cossart; Emma L. Davies; Monica J. Barratt; Larissa J. Maier; Marie Jauffret-Roustide; Adam R. Winstock; Jason A. Ferris Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic likely impacted cannabis distribution, access and usage worldwide. This study aims to describe self-reported changes...

...Fiona Hutton; Geoff Noller; Alice McSherry Purpose This study aims to explore people’s experiences of taking cannabis therapeutically and to gather some real-world evidence (RWE) about the products they were using, their efficacy and what kinds of positive or negative effect/s patients experienced...

...Kenzi Riboulet-Zemouli; Michael Alan Krawitz Background “Cannabis” and “cannabis resin” are derived from the Cannabis plant, used as herbal medications, in traditional medicine and as active pharmaceutical ingredients. Since 1961, they have been listed in Schedule IV, the most restrictive...