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Cannabis and mental health - A recent report
Educating Reefer - A recent survey report from Rethink
Cannabis and Mental Illness
The evidence of a link between cannabis and psychosis/mental health issues is becoming far better established and evidenced in recent years. However, some of the results from this survey indicate a gap in knowledge when one can see that almost one in four people believe that cannabis is better for you than coffee.
Using a public survey, Rethink campaigns examined attitudes to cannabis and suggests that health warnings should be given to the general public.
This document highlights some interesting findings and may be of interest to you.
Cannabis and Mental Health - a recent report
Rethink is the largest national voluntary sector provider of mental health services in the UK. They have a history of campaigning for the rights of people with severe mental illness and their families and carers.