The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reports that cannabis consumption in the world is increasing. This is called because countries have begun to legalize its use and also the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.
In the World Drug Report report, UNODC saw that marijuana products in circulation were also getting stronger in terms of their tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) compound content. The effect is more and more people who have mental disorders, depression and suicide.
“Cannabis legalization appears to have accelerated the trend of daily marijuana use,” said UNODC Reuters on Monday (27/6/2022).
“The proportion of people with psychiatric disorders and suicide related to regular marijuana use is increasing,” he continued.
It said about 284 million people, or 5.6 percent of the world’s population, had used drugs, such as heroin, cocaine, amphetamines or ecstasy in 2020. Of these, about 209 million of them also admitted to using marijuana.
“The lockdown period during the COVID-19 pandemic also contributed to the consumption of marijuana in 2020,” concluded UNODC.
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