Evidence-based answers to cannabis questions
NDARC Staff
Jan Copeland, Wendy Swift, Paul Dillon and Saul Gerber
Aims
Design and Method
The literature on the health and psychosocial effects of cannabis was reviewed according to the standard criteria for causal inference. This evidence was then reviewed by three or more experts in the field and rated against these evdentiary standards. In this way the effects of the socio-political debate concerning the legalisation and harms of cannabis use, where the effects of cannabis use are subjected to significant problem inflation or deflation, are mitigated. As a result, the personal experiences of cannabis users, their families and treatment providers may not be supported by the scientific literature or may not yet have a sufficient standard of proof to warrant their inclusion in such a brief review.
Output
Copeland, J., Gerber, S., Dillon, P., & Swift, W. (2006). Cannabis: Answers To Your Questions. Australian National Council on Drugs: Canberra.
Copeland, J., Gerber, S. & Swift, W. (2006). Evidence-based Answers to Cannabis Questions. Australian National Council on Drugs: Canberra.
Funding
Australian National Council On Drugs