Published in the Annals of Indian Psychiatry

Cannabis is currently the most commonly used illicit drug and its use is increasing on college campuses in India. Students start cannabis use first time during college to heighten sociability and ease emotional distress from personal and academic problems, but its use can have a particularly negative impact on the lives of students. There is a lack of adequate knowledge, improper attitude, and misbeliefs regarding cannabis and its use in students. Hence, it is necessary to make students aware regarding the physiological and harmful effects of cannabis, so that increasing use of cannabis can be prevented.