What are the effects of cannabis?
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What are its effects?
Pleasant
A ‘high’ – a sense of relaxation, happiness, sleepiness, colours appear more intense, music sounds better.
Unpleasant
Around one in ten cannabis users have unpleasant experiences, including confusion, hallucinations, anxiety and paranoia. The same person may have either pleasant or unpleasant effects depending on their mood and circumstances. These feelings are usually only temporary – although as the drug can stay in the system for some weeks, the effect ca...
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