title: Cannabis use by children and young people.
abstract: A popular internet site describes cannabis as "a leafy plant, the leaves and flowering tops (buds) of which may be either smoked or eaten. It also comes in a more concentrated resinous form called hashish, and as a sticky black liquid called hash oil". It is said that users often report a pleasant "subjective enhancement of visual and auditory perception, sometimes with synaesthesia (sounds take on visual colourful qualities)" and the sense that time passes more quickly than real time, a "fatuous euphoria", as well as relaxation and relief from stress.
authors.affiliation: Fleming Nuffield Unit, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, Brudon Terrace, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE2 3AE, UK. mcardlep@btinternet.com
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: McArdle
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D002189:Marijuana Abuse / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000139:chemically induced; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000209:etiology