Cannabis is the most widely used illegal drug in Denmark.
It is estimated that one in ten of those who use cannabis develop an addiction or a diagnosed cannabis use disorder.
A large genetic study from iPSYCH with data from more than 380,000 people has identified two places in the genome, where genetic variation significantly increases the risk of cannabis use disorder.
The researchers also found that the genetics underlying misuse are linked to a lower level of education.
Ditte Demontis, associate professor at the Department of Biomedicine at Aarhus University is one of the leading researchers behind the study.
The results are published in The Lancet Psychiatry.
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https://health.au.dk/en/#news-19080