Drug abuse in Hong Kong abuse problems through providing crisis intervention services and drug education. Recreational drug use is characterised by the use of drugs with psychoactive effects without medical justification for personal enjoyment. Recreational drug use in Hong Kong among young adults has been in the rise in recent decades, popularised by the introduction of club culture in the West and adolescents open-minded attitude towards illegal drug use as a normal part of leisure. The revival of this trend is connected to the change in drug abuse pattern of adolescents, mainly from party drugs such as ketamine and MDMA. The popularisation of party drugs
Cannabis (drug) in the United States and several U.S. states have legalized recreational or medical use. Private use of cannabis was legalized in September 2018 after a unanimous decision by the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg. South Africa is the world's third largest producer of cannabis and the plant has historically been used by traditional healers and Rastafari. Footnotes Citations Cannabis (drug) Cannabis, also known as marijuana among other names, is a psychoactive drug from the "Cannabis" plant used for medical or recreational purposes. The main psychoactive part of cannabis is tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), one of 483 known compounds in the plant, including at