excerpt ...Cannabis is, however, a complicated issue, with many seemingly contradictory facets. On the one hand, it has a history of spiritual and medicinal use that dates back millennia, and the explosion in its use during the latter half of the twentieth century indicates the many subjective benefits that users attribute to it.
Moreover, it is one of the least toxic substances used recreationally, with only two deaths attributed to its use. On the other hand, recent years have seen growing concern about an association between cannabis use and a variety of possible harms, particularly mental health disorders. Only through extensive and rigorous research can we hope to clarify some of these contradictions, between the dangers cannabis presents, and its perceived benefits.
Some of the many questions on which we lack reliable evidence include: Why do people choose to use cannabis? What are the psychological and therapeutic needs it fulfils? What are the processes it might enhance? Why and when is cannabis harmful? Can this be understood in terms of differences in individual genetic and personality types, or in the type of cannabis consumed, or in the pattern of its consumption?... accreditation
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