What impact could the legalisation of recreational cannabis have on the health of the UK? Lessons from the rest of the world

TY - JOUR

T1 - What impact could the legalisation of recreational cannabis have on the health of the UK? Lessons from the rest of the world

AU - Roberts, Emmert

N1 - Funding Information: This work is supported by the author's National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Advanced Fellowship (NIHR302215). The views presented here are those of the author and should not be attributed to the NHS, NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care. The funders played no part in the study design; in the collection, analysis and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; and in the decision to submit the article for publication. Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s), 2024.

PY - 2024/4/25

Y1 - 2024/4/25

N2 - Several jurisdictions across the globe have introduced legislation to legally permit the sale and consumption of recreational cannabis. This editorial considers current evidence from the rest of the world and asks how this might inform the possible consequences of ‘legalisation’ models in the UK.

AB - Several jurisdictions across the globe have introduced legislation to legally permit the sale and consumption of recreational cannabis. This editorial considers current evidence from the rest of the world and asks how this might inform the possible consequences of ‘legalisation’ models in the UK.

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85183513944

U2 - 10.1192/bjp.2024.4

DO - 10.1192/bjp.2024.4

M3 - Review article

SN - 0007-1250

VL - 224

SP - 117

EP - 118

JO - British Journal of Psychiatry

JF - British Journal of Psychiatry

IS - 4

ER -