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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent

Cannabis brain effects study struggles to attract black UK users

Marijuana spilling out of a clear bag
Official UK data suggests cannabis use may be higher among black people than white and Asian people. Photograph: ksushachmeister/Getty Images/iStockphoto

A major study into the effects of cannabis on the human brain is at risk of being partially thwarted because too few black users have agreed to take part.

White people have come forward in large numbers offering to get involved in King’s College London’s £2.5m study of how the drug may contribute to paranoia and psychosis in some users but not others. It is hoped the project will pave the way for wider medicinal use and make illegal recreational use safer.

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