🌎 Latin America 20h ago · DANA MALCOLM, Observer Online reporter, malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com

11 years after decriminalisation, ganja use complicating mental health care

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11 years after decriminalisation, ganja use complicating mental health care
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Eleven years after Jamaica decriminalised ganja, the use of the substance features heavily among patients presenting with psychosis and schizophrenia. While there is currently no data establishing whether use of the herb is causing or contributing to the mental health problems, its prevalence is complicating treatment.

This is against the background of data from the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) pointing to an increase in high-risk usage of cannabis and the potency of the substance in

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