Cannabis legalization showed no increased consumption in one study

Medical marijuana legalization does not lead to more consumption
In various countries of the world marijuana may be legally consumed for medical reasons. Health experts have long been calling for more patients to have easier access to cannabis. Fears that this would make teens more kiff could now be invalidated in a study. "Cannabis legalization did not show higher consumption in adolescents," according to the study.

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Marijuana can be legally consumed in various countries of the world for medical reasons. For example, cannabis was recently legalized for cancer patients in Chile. In some US states, smoking by prescription is also permitted. And in Germany, too, the drug has long been used as a drug, but the patient's access to it is made difficult. Recently, in a survey, 90 percent of Germans favored easier access to cannabis for patients. However, some believe that any legalization of marijuana would increase the use of intoxicants in general and increase teens' appetite. This assumption has now been refuted in a study.

Cannabis in medicine does not lead to the subsequent use of drugs. (Image: William Casey / fotolia)

Legalization of medicine marijuana does not lead to more consumption
American researchers have investigated the question of whether the youth really kifft, if you can marijuana legally prescribed by the doctor. According to a report by the news agency dpa, the scientists have evaluated data from 24 years and 48 US states. As revealed by the analysis of the data of more than half a million young people, the release of cannabis as a medicinal product does not lead to higher consumption. The study published in the journal "The Lancet Pschiatry" shows that the legalization of medical marijuana had no effect.

Marijuana consumption can lead to later damage
It has been reported that drug use among 13- to 18-year-olds has not increased in the 21 states where the drug can be prescribed. The researchers also found no increase in individual groups, which were classified by education, origin, gender or skin color. In the states with medicine marijuana, the consumption is indeed higher than in other states, study director Deborah Hasin said, but that was already before the release so. According to the medical legalization did not affect the consumption. "Because use of marijuana in young people can lead to later damage, we should explore the factors that lead to this consumption." The release as a remedy, however, is not such a circumstance. The results of the investigation could also have an influence on the controversial discussion whether to release hemp or not. (Ad)