Cannabis, the mind and society: the hash realities

TY - JOUR

T1 - Cannabis, the mind and society

T2 - the hash realities

AU - Murray, Robin M

AU - Morrison, Paul D.

AU - Henquet, Cécile

AU - Di Forti, Marta

PY - 2007/11

Y1 - 2007/11

N2 - Cannabis has been known for at least 4,000 years to have profound effects on the mind--effects that have provoked dramatically divergent attitudes towards it. Some societies have regarded cannabis as a sacred boon for mankind that offers respite from the tribulations of everyday life, whereas others have demonized it as inevitably leading to 'reefer madness'. The debate between the protagonists and prohibitionists has recently been re-ignited, but unfortunately this debate continues mainly in ignorance of our new understanding of the effects of cannabis on the brain and of studies that have quantified the extent of the risks of long-term use.

AB - Cannabis has been known for at least 4,000 years to have profound effects on the mind--effects that have provoked dramatically divergent attitudes towards it. Some societies have regarded cannabis as a sacred boon for mankind that offers respite from the tribulations of everyday life, whereas others have demonized it as inevitably leading to 'reefer madness'. The debate between the protagonists and prohibitionists has recently been re-ignited, but unfortunately this debate continues mainly in ignorance of our new understanding of the effects of cannabis on the brain and of studies that have quantified the extent of the risks of long-term use.

KW - Animals

KW - Brain

KW - Cannabinoids

KW - Cannabis

KW - Humans

KW - Legislation as Topic

KW - Psychoses, Substance-Induced

KW - Substance-Related Disorders

U2 - 10.1038/nrn2253

DO - 10.1038/nrn2253

M3 - Article

C2 - 17925811

SN - 1471-003X

VL - 8

SP - 885

EP - 895

JO - NATURE REVIEWS NEUROSCIENCE

JF - NATURE REVIEWS NEUROSCIENCE

IS - 11

M1 - N/A

ER -