Cannabis Stigma Should be Eliminated

Scientists have published over 30,000 papers on cannabis over the past decade which prove that it’s time for politicians and others to stop assessing cannabis through the lens of ‘what we don’t know’ and instead start engaging in evidence-based discussions about marijuana and marijuana reform policies that are indicative of all that we do know.

Over the past decade, there has been a dramatic increase in scientific inquiries about the cannabis plant with researchers publishing more than 32,000 scientific papers about cannabis since the beginning of 2013. Much of this uptick is a result of researchers’ newfound focus on marijuana’s therapeutic activities as well investigations into the real-world effects of legalization laws. In all, more than 70 percent of all peer-reviewed scientific papers about marijuana have been published in the past ten years, and over 90 percent of this literature has been published since 2002.

Paul Armentano, NORML’s Deputy Director stated that scientists’ interest in studying cannabis has increased exponentially in recent years, as has our understanding of the plant, its active constituents, their mechanisms of action, and their effects on both the user and upon society,.

However providing cannabis scientific information is significantly influenced attitudes toward cannabis, the intervention fostered more positive or more neutral attitudes, potentially reducing stigma and promoting a better-informed perspective on cannabis. Let’s us transform cannabis from stigma to normalcy in 2024

Data and Picture origin at NORML and mjbizdaily