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UN World Drug Report Shows Increased Acceptance of Cannabis Use

Submitted by Marijuana News on Thu, 07/21/2016 - 08:50

As more and more harmful cannabis laws are improved worldwide, along with that seems to come increased and widespread acceptance of its use.

The 2016 World Drug Report, coming from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNDOC), was released at the end of June. This report gives a world overview of the supply and consumption of opiates, cocaine, cannabis, amphetamine-type stimulants and other psychoactive substances. The report also details the impact these various drugs seem to have on the health of those who use them and on public safety as a whole.

Taking into account legalization for recreational use in various parts of the world, the report reviewed demand for cannabis. Unsurprisingly, cannabis is still the most widely used illegal drug in the world at this time. An estimated 183 million people have used some form of cannabis in 2014, which seems a bit...

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