The Epoch Times By
The legalization of cannabis and the COVID-19 lockdowns are likely to have contributed to increased cannabis use, according to a United Nations report.
“Cannabis legalization appears to have accelerated the upwards trends in reported daily use of the drug,” said the UN’s World Drug Report for 2022 (pdf), released on June 27.
Places that legalized cannabis—certain states in the United States, Canada, and Uruguay—have increased its use and frequency as well as reporting greater proportions of use in adolescents (pdf).
However, according to the UN, the increase in cannabis use started long before legalization in 2007 to 2008.
