Open AccessCannabis: 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).