Precis Patterns of Cannabis Use and Positive and Negative Experiences of Use Amongst University Students" by Richard Hammersley and Vicki Leon

 In Richard Hammersley and Vicki Leon’s article “Patterns of Cannabis Use and Positive and Negative Experiences of Use Amongst University Students" claim there are two types of users and fewer users bout cannabis often and used it in a more controlled pattern so that they could explain users’ experiences of positive and negative effects.  The authors explain what cannabis is, the benefits of it, a study conducted on users in a university, the results of the study, the aim of the study, other drugs, the positive and negative experiences/effects of the users. Their purpose is “To examine cannabis users’ patterns of use, their experiences of the positive and negative effects of use, their use of other substances and possible health risks, in the context of increased prevalence of use” (Hammersley and Leon 189) in order to show the effects of using. The study is based off of students at a university making the audience students that use or are thinking about using cannabis while in school.

Hammersley, Richard, and Vicki Leon. "Patterns of Cannabis Use and Positive and Negative Experiences of Use Amongst University Students." Addiction Research & Theory 14.2 (2006): 189-205. Academic Search Premier. Web. 11 Mar. 2013.