Cannabis Legalization and COVID-19 Lockdowns Increased Cannabis Use: UN Report

Cannabis Legalization and COVID-19 Lockdowns Increased Cannabis Use: UN Report
Catalyst Cannabis Company cannabis samples in Santa Ana, Calif., on Feb. 18, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Marina Zhang
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The legalization of cannabis and the COVID-19 lockdowns are likely to have contributed to increased cannabis use, according to a United Nations report.

“Cannabis legalization appears to have accelerated the upwards trends in reported daily use of the drug,” said the UN’s World Drug Report for 2022 (pdf), released on June 27.
Marina Zhang
Marina Zhang
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Marina Zhang is a health writer for The Epoch Times, based in New York. She mainly covers stories on COVID-19 and the healthcare system and has a bachelors in biomedicine from The University of Melbourne. Contact her at [email protected].
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