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INTRODUCTION
This website can help you to assess your cannabis use, its impact on your life and how to make changes if you want to. It is designed for those who are concerned about their cannabis use but it is also hoped it may provide some useful information for others.
It should be stressed that use of cannabis remains illegal and this document does not seek to encourage illegal behaviour.
If your cannabis use is causing you problems talk to someone, be it friends, family or a counsellor.
Many people suggest that using cannabis is less harmful than using alcohol. Indeed people use cannabis because of the benefits that they perceive it gives them, such as relaxation, insight and socialising.
Smoking cannabis can cause a person problems in different areas of their life due to impaired motivation, diminishing your ability to engage with others when not using, it's effect on your physical health, etc. Some regular cannabis smokers choose to cut down and others to stop altogether. However some people find it more difficult to cut down or to quit. All drugs cause harmful consequences physically or psychologically if misused, which can mean using too much or too often.