{"id":9828,"date":"2026-08-26T00:48:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T00:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/ground_post\/the-health-and-social-effects-of-nonmedical-cannabis-use-technical-brief\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T00:48:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T00:48:03","slug":"the-health-and-social-effects-of-nonmedical-cannabis-use-technical-brief","status":"publish","type":"ground_post","link":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/ground_post\/the-health-and-social-effects-of-nonmedical-cannabis-use-technical-brief\/","title":{"rendered":"The health and social effects of nonmedical cannabis use: technical brief"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<section class=\"dynamic-content__section dynamic-content__container\">\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__section-container\">\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__figure-container\">\n<figure class=\"dynamic-content__figure\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iris.who.int\/server\/api\/core\/bitstreams\/7785a715-575f-4c26-9e97-b59f376c3ebb\/content\" alt=\"The health and social effects of nonmedical cannabis use: technical brief\"><br \/>\n     <\/figure>\n<div class=\"button button-blue-background\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iris.who.int\/server\/api\/core\/bitstreams\/858a91b3-10ab-4c42-9eba-9ec7e38eb6d2\/content\" onclick=\"sendGaEvent('Download','https:\/\/iris.who.int\/server\/api\/core\/bitstreams\/858a91b3-10ab-4c42-9eba-9ec7e38eb6d2\/content')\">Download <span>(1.1 MB)<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__description-container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__description\">\n<h3>Overview <\/h3>\n<p>Cannabis is globally the most commonly used psychoactive substance under international control. There is an increasing attention to health and social consequences of nonmedical cannabis use, including cannabis use disorders. This technical brief provides an evidence update on the impact of nonmedical cannabis use on health, building on the previous publication from 2016.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"dynamic-content__accordion\" class=\"dynamic-content__accordion\">\n<h3>Related links<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/publications\/i\/item\/9789241510240\" data-sf-ec-immutable=\"\">The health and social effects of nonmedical cannabis use<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/teams\/health-product-and-policy-standards\/controlled-substances\/who-review-of-cannabis-and-cannabis-related-substances\" data-sf-ec-immutable=\"\">Health products policy and standards<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__details\">\n<div class=\"detail who-team\">\n<div class=\"label\">WHO Team<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">\n                 <span><br \/>\nNoncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health (NMH)                 <\/span>\n         <\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<div class=\"label\">Editors<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">World Health Organization<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<div class=\"label\">Number of pages<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">19<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<div class=\"label\">Reference numbers<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">\n<div><strong class=\"label-sm\">ISBN: <\/strong><span>978-92-4-012327-4<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<div class=\"label\">Copyright<\/div>\n<p>                <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"creativecommons-icons-wrappers\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/3.0\/igo\/deed.en\" rel=\"license\" title=\"Click here to see the details of CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/ResourcePackages\/WHO\/assets\/icons\/cc-icons\/cc.svg\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/ResourcePackages\/WHO\/assets\/icons\/cc-icons\/by.svg\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/ResourcePackages\/WHO\/assets\/icons\/cc-icons\/nc.svg\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/ResourcePackages\/WHO\/assets\/icons\/cc-icons\/sa.svg\"><br \/>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/publications\/i\/item\/9789240123274?rand=6398\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download (1.1 MB) Overview Cannabis is globally the most commonly used psychoactive substance under international control. 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