Status and impacts of recreational and medicinal cannabis policies in Africa: A systematic review and thematic analysis of published and “gray” literature

C Kitchen, JA Kabba, Y Fang - Cannabis and cannabinoid research, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Background: Despite cannabis's societal ubiquity, several African states remain traditional
prohibitionists. However, cannabis is becoming a more explored frontier from a health …

Changes in cannabis policy and prevalence of recreational cannabis use among adolescents and young adults in Europe—An interrupted time-series analysis

AC Gabri, MR Galanti, N Orsini, C Magnusson - PLoS One, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Cannabis policy varies greatly across European countries, but evidence of how
such policy impacts on recreational cannabis use among young people is conflicting. This …

Societal issues and policy implications related to the use of cannabinoids, cannabis, and cannabis-based medicines for pain management

S Haroutounian, I Gilron, J Belton, L Degenhardt… - Pain, 2021 - journals.lww.com
In many regions, local laws and regulations permit the use of cannabis for medicinal
purposes in a manner that circumvents well-established procedures for assessing the …

'I take it to relax… and chill': perspectives on cannabis use from marginalized Nigerian young adults

EUE Nelson - Addiction Research & Theory, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background Current research on drug use emphasizes harms and often neglects its
pleasures and benefits. This one-sided view has supported policies that criminalize …

The quality of health information provided on web sites selling cannabis to consumers in Canada is poor

JY Ng, U Tahir, N Lum - Harm Reduction Journal, 2022 - Springer
Background Cannabis is used by millions of people for both medical and recreational
purposes, and this use is even greater in jurisdictions where it is legalized, such as Canada …

Validation of a fast LC-PDA method for the quantification of Cannabinoids in commercial tea samples

M Mouton, M Gerber, F Van der Kooy - Revista Brasileira de …, 2024 - Springer
Cannabis and cannabinoids are currently being used to treat a wide variety of medical
conditions including, but not limited to, cancer, epilepsy, and pain management. Since the …

[HTML][HTML] Medical use of cannabis in Africa: the pharmacists' perspective

YA Adebisi, DQ Olaoye - INNOVATIONS in Pharmacy, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cannabis is indigenous to many African countries. Despite this, the legalization of cannabis
for industrial, medical, and economic purposes is not uniform. However, there is a growing …

Polemik dan Diskriminasi: Keterlibatan Anak dalam Penyalahgunaan Narkoba

H Fernando, H Jubba, YG Larasati… - Community: Pengawas …, 2022 - jurnal.utu.ac.id
This study aims to describe the polemics and discrimination experienced by minors in their
involvement in distributing and consuming drugs in Indonesia. This study uses a qualitative …

Implications of legalisation of cannabis cultivation in Ghana: a critical review

JM Agboli - Drugs, Habits and Social Policy, 2023 - emerald.com
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 …

Current Status of Cannabis Legalization and Decriminalization Efforts in Nepal

N Pathak, S Dhungana, B Basyal, PK Jha… - Substance abuse and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The unique historical and cultural background of Nepal has shaped its perspective on
cannabis usage. Narcotic Drugs Control Act 1976 of Nepal prohibits the cultivation …