Background: Higher potency cannabis products are associated with higher risks of negative
physical and psychological outcomes. The US cannabis industry has opposed any …

Background Treatment seeking for cannabis dependence in general, and particularly the
number of criminal justice referrals to cannabis treatment, has increased over the past …

Background: Experts have recommended criteria (Gonzalez et al., 2002) for recruiting pure
chronic cannabis users (ie, those without polysubstance use or psychiatric illness) when …

OBJECTIVE: Few studies have examined cannabis motives in adults and, although
associations between cannabis use and psychiatric conditions are well documented, there …

Abstract Introduction and Aims Given the increase in cannabis availability and use in North
America, identification of risk factors for cannabis use and dependence is paramount. One …

Background Frequent cannabis users are at high risk of dependence, still most (near) daily
users are not dependent. It is unknown why some frequent users develop dependence …

Based on structured interviews with 104 experienced users in Toronto, Canada, this article
examines the perceived costs and benefits of cannabis consumption. A pretested …

Objective: People who use cannabis for medicinal (vs. nonmedicinal) reasons report greater
cannabis use and lower alcohol use, which may reflect a cannabis–alcohol substitution …

Few studies have focused on cannabis dependence as compared to other drugs more
commonly acknowledged as presenting a substantial need for treatment. This paper …

Background The illicit selling and use of cannabis is prevalent among marginalized people
who use illicit drugs (PWUD). Given that participation in illicit drug markets has been …