UK classification of cannabis: is a change needed and why?

Lancet

Volumn 370, Issue 9598, 2007, Pages 1541-

  Degenhardt, Louisa ^a   Hall, Wayne D ^b   Roxburgh, Amanda ^a   Mattick, Richard P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

CLASSIFICATION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LAW; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 35548995762     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)61655-9     Document Type: Letter

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3. Hall W. The mental health risks of adolescent cannabis use. PLoS Med 3 (2006) e39
4. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. 2004 National drug strategy household survey-State and Territory supplement (2005), Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Canberra
5. Hall W., and Pacula R. Cannabis use and dependence: public health and the public policy (2003), Cambridge University Press, London