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DOES CANNABIS IMPAIR DRIVING LIKE ALCOHOL DOES?

In driving studies, Cannabis produces little or no car-handling impairment – consistently less than produced by moderate doses of alcohol and many legal medications. However, mixing Cannabis and alcohol together amplifies potential...

HOW STRONG IS TODAY’S CANNABIS?

The cannabis available today is the same plant that has been used for thousands of years. Due to the large number of cannabis varieties however, the level of THC – the main...

CANNABIS AND MENTAL HEALTH

There is no compelling evidence that cannabis causes some psychiatric disorders in otherwise healthy individuals. Most tellingly, rates of schizophrenia and other psychiatric illnesses have remained flat even during periods of time...

CANNABIS AND CANCER

According to the most scientifically valid studies, long-term cannabis smoking is not associated with elevated cancer risk, including lung, melanoma, prostate, breast or cervix. Scientists hypothesize that the anti-oxidant properties of cannabis might...

WHAT ABOUT MEDICINAL CANNABIS?

For many seriously ill people, medicinal cannabis is the only medicine that relieves pain and suffering, or treats symptoms of their medical condition, without debilitating side effects. The medicinal benefits of cannabis...

DOES LEGALISATION LEAD TO INCREASED USE?

Changes in cannabis laws overseas have not been found to have a significant impact on rates of adult use. “There is little evidence that decriminalisation of (cannabis) use necessarily leads to a...

CANNABIS USE & LONG-TERM EFFECTS ON THE BRAIN

Some short-term effects may include immediate changes in thoughts, perceptions and information processing. The cognitive process most clearly affected by Cannabis is short-term memory, but this usually disappears as soon as the...

IS CANNABIS A GATEWAY DRUG?

Cannabis is the most popular and easily accessible illicit drug in Australia. So people who have used less accessible drugs (heroin, cocaine, LSD) are likely to have first accessed cannabis and other...