This follows warnings from the Health Research Board that increased potency of cannabis products here is more likely to seriously impact the mental health of young people.
Young people with friends who use cannabis are 10 times more likely to follow suit, than those who don’t. Irish teenagers’ cannabis use has been linked to the influence of friends’ and parents’ attitudes, in a recent survey from the Royal College of Surgeons. The findings show 7 point 3 per cent of 15 to 16-year-olds here had used the drug in the last thirty days, which researchers are calling a serious…