Cannabis

Known effects include feeling relaxed and happy, becoming talkative and getting the ‘giggles’, hunger pangs commonly known as the ‘munchies’ or a feeling of time slowing down. Negative effects can include sever anxiety, sickness, panic, paranoia and psychosis.

Cannabis can be harmful to physical health. It can increase heart rate, which can be risky to those with heart problems or high blood pressure. Other negative effects can include sever anxiety, panic, paranoia and psychosis.

According to the British Crime Survey reported cannabis was the most commonly used drug in England and Wales, putting usage figures at 2.2 million people. Globally there are estimated to be between 129-190 million cannabis users. Cannabis purity can differ either by its strength or by how much it’s been ‘cut’. The potency can decrease over time in storage and is also affected by what part of the plant has been included in the product, as such the user has little guarantee about the ‘intensity of the high’.

According to a UN World Drug Report there is evidence of cannabis production in almost all countries in the world. The report also highlighted an increase in indoor cultivation, which consequently is the main source of production within the UK.

Concateno can provide a range of both point of care and laboratory testing for cannabis in urine, oral fluid and hair.

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