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Cannabis use has risen with legalization and COVID lockdowns -U.N. report

By Francois Murphy
FILE PHOTO: A worker smokes a joint at a medical cannabis cafe in Tira, an Arab village in central Israel March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Ammar Awad/File Photo

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VIENNA (Reuters) -Places including U.S. states that have legalized cannabis appear to have increased its regular use, while COVID lockdowns had a similar effect, raising the risk of depression and suicide, a U.N. report said on Monday.

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