Societal images of Cannabis use: comparing three countries

BACKGROUND: Differences in beliefs about Cannabis were compared between Canada, Sweden and Finland using nationally representative population surveys containing similar items. FINDINGS: Compared to Finnish and Swedish respondents, Canadians were both more likely to have tried Cannabis and to view Ca...

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Autores principales: Cunningham, John A, Blomqvist, Jan, Koski-Jännes, Anja, Raitasalo, Kirsimarja
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
Materias:
Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3404918/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22709959
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7517-9-21
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Differences in beliefs about Cannabis were compared between Canada, Sweden and Finland using nationally representative population surveys containing similar items. FINDINGS: Compared to Finnish and Swedish respondents, Canadians were both more likely to have tried Cannabis and to view Cannabis as a less serious problem for society. CONCLUSIONS: These findings emphasize the extent to which views about Cannabis can vary. It is possible that views about Cannabis are, at least in part, a social construction influenced by media, social policy and exposure to the drug that varies from country to country.

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