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Cannabis: challenges between legislation and cognitive competence

Author(s) -

Jorge Mauricio Cuartas Arias

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

international journal of psychological research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.23

H-Index - 11

eISSN - 2011-7922

pISSN - 2011-2084

DOI - 10.21500/20112084.652

Subject(s) - cannabis , legislation , psychology , competence (human resources) , illicit drug , population , consumption (sociology) , geography , environmental health , political science , social psychology , drug , medicine , psychiatry , sociology , social science , law

Marihuana (Cannabis) is the most consumed illicit drug worldwide. By 2013, 180,6 million people, that is 3.9 % of the world population consumed the substance, within a wide range of age (15 to 64 years old). In Colombia, it has been estimated that 1 of every 3 students has tried marihuana in their life. Additionally, the reported data by 2012 informed that the prevail of 15,2% placed the country in the highest position of cannabis consumption among Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia, let along the ease of access to the product: 63% of students have declared no having difficulties to obtain marihuana (PRADICAN 2013).

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