Basel cannabis study reports improvements in smokers' mental health

In Basel, legal cannabis use has improved the psyche of kiffers. They had less depressive symptoms and anxiety, as the study "Weedcare" showed. Addiction has also decreased. Cannabis use itself, however, remained the same among the approximately 300 consumers. Overall, in the first two years of the study, 87 kilograms of cannabis were sold in Basel. These had a value of 900,000 Swiss francs (around 945,000 euros) on the illegal market, it said. …

Basel cannabis study reports improvements in smokers' mental health

After two years, a legal recreational cannabis study known as "Weedcare", carried out in Basel in northwestern Switzerland, has been given a positive assessment.

Perceptions of cannabis as a stigmatized medicine: a qualitative descriptive study - Harm Reduction Journal

Despite its increasing prevalence and acceptance among the general public, cannabis use continues to be viewed as an aberrant activity in many contexts. However, little is known about how stigma associated with cannabis use affects individuals who use cannabis for therapeutic purposes (CTP) and what strategies these individuals employ to manage associated stigma. The aim of this Canadian study was to describe users’ perceptions of and responses …

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No longer or more frequently used - favorite products tend to be weakerThe "Weed Care" study, a pilot project for controlled delivery of cannabis products in Basel, started on January 2023 with 378 participants and the sale of six cannabis products from Swiss organic production.Two years after the start of the sale, the canton of Basel-Stadt reports meaningful results.The study shows promising developments in the area of damage reduction and con…

The mid-term review of the Basel cannabis study is positive: about 300 cannabis consumers reported less depressive moods, fears and reduced addiction after two years of legal reference. Although overall consumption remained stable, the experiment shows that legal cannabis levy could have psychological benefits – and at the same time evaded almost a million Swiss francs in sales from the black market.