Cannabis statistics

As a whimsical aside, those who want ammunition to support the legalization of marijuana and LSD (or other psychedelic dmgs) may draw comfort from the extremely low death rate in volunteers who received LSD only 1.0 death instead of the expected 7.1. If one combines cannabis, LSD and other dmgs subjects, there were only 5 deaths among 516 volunteers. The expected number is 21.1. (This might even be statistically significant )... 

Which are based on extrapolating the results from Moroccan cannabis resin production data and extrapolating global resin production from herb production estimates with the help of seizure statistics... 

In the case of cannabis resin, scientific information on the - most likely - largest cannabis resin producing country is available which, in combination with seizure statistics, forms a basis for extrapolations to the global level. Another estimate was based on global cannabis herb production estimates and the proportion of resin to herb seizures, assuming that cannabis resin and cannabis herb have the same likelihood to be seized. The average of these two estimates forms UNODC s cannabis resin estimate. 

Benabud, A. "Psycho-pathological Aspects of the Cannabis Situation in Morocco Statistical Data for 1956," Bulletin on Narcotics, 1957, 9 (4), 1-16. 

According to statistical information, cannabis is today the most widely abused illicit drug in the world. Cannabis has been used for its euphoric effects for over... 

Benabud, A. (1957) Psychopathological aspects of the cannabis situation in Morocco statistical data for 1956. Bulletin of Narcotics 9 2. 

Heroin has a special place among the opiates, as most of our practical knowledge of drug dependence has come from experience with this drug. The behavior of heroin addicts attracts more attention than that of other drug users and is more likely to lead to crime and to committal for therapy. In most statistics, heroin users feature disproportionately in comparison to users of cannabis or benzodiazepines. Heroin users are in most cases polytoxicomanes, also using substances such as cannabis, codeine, cocaine, benzo-diazepines... 

In 9 HIV-positive patients on a stable regimen containing indinavir (mostly 800 mg every 8 hours), smoking a cannabis cigarette (3.95% tetrahydrocannabinol) three times a day before meals for 14 days resulted in a median 14% decrease in AUC and maximum level and a 34% decrease in minimum indinavir level. However, only the change in maximum level was statistically significant. Similarly, dronabinol 2.5 mg three times daily for 14 days had no significant effect on indinavir pharmacokinetics. ... 

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