This article features extensive discussion about cannabis, how usage trends have changed over time and the impacts of the drug on mental health. Professor Copeland explains that 30 years ago, people tended to smoke the less potent parts of the cannabis plant, namely the leaves. These days however,…

A post mortem on the pilot of the balloon which crashed in New Zealand in January found traces of cannabis in his system. This, coupled with another fatal crash where two tandem skydivers were found to be affected by the drug, has led the government to consider “compulsory drug testing in the…

Research conducted by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and published in journal, Nature’s Neuropsychopharmacology has “shown physical changes to exist in specific brain areas implicated in schizophrenia following the use of cannabis during adolescence.” Cannabis has been…

Research published recently in The Lancet claims that “up to 250 million people use illicit drugs worldwide, with up to 38 million ‘problem’ users and up to 21 million people regularly injecting illegal substances.” Cannabis was the drug “most widely used” around…

Following a meeting between the World Anti Doping Authority (WADA) and “a coalition of Australian sporting bodies”, it has been suggested that cannabis be taken off the list of banned substances as many believe it is not a performance enhancing drug. John Fahey, WADA boss said,…