Legalising bhang speeds drug impact, report says

Police cruiser ferrying bhang uprooted from a suspect's farm in Bahati, Nakuru. [Kennedy Gachuhi, Standard]

Legalisation of cannabis in some countries appears to have accelerated daily use and related health impacts, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said in a report released on Monday.

The World Drug Report 2022 further says that many countries in Africa and South and Central America have the largest proportion of people on treatment for drug use effects, especially cannabis use disorders.