Basel Cannabis Study Reports Improvements In Smokers' Mental Health

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) After two years, a legal recreational cannabis study known as "Weedcare", carried out in Basel in northwestern Switzerland, has been given a positive assessment. The 300 participants in the experiment to assess the benefits of regulating the supply of the recreational drug were in better mental health than before it began, and addictive behaviour has improved, say officials. This content was published on March 28, 2025 - 11:53 3 minutes Keystone-SDA

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Over the course of the two-year“Weedcare” recreational cannabis study, depressive symptoms and anxiety decreased among the participants, Basel City's Department of Health reported on Friday. They also showed less addictive behaviour.

However, their level of cannabis consumption remained unchanged over the two years: neither the number of days on which cannabis was consumed nor the amount of cannabis.

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