Citation

Murray RM, Hall W. JAMA Psychiatry 2020; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Centre for Youth Substance Abuse Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, American Medical Association)

DOI

10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2020.0339

PMID

32267480

Abstract

There is a worldwide trend toward liberalizing cannabis policy and commercializing its sale. Uruguay legalized recreational cannabis in 2013, as did Canada in 2018, as well as 10 US states.1 Other countries have decriminalized the drug. In Holland, cannabis can be bought in designated cafes, and in Portugal, the police refer those who regularly use cannabis for counseling. Psychiatrists have played a prominent role in the debate over the health consequences of legalization in many countries, especially in the UK, but the public debate in the US has been notable for the absence of input from psychiatrists,

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