To see Dan Gardner s article criticizing the Minister and the INCB, click here . We have highlighted relevant sections in boldface type. To see the full report and earlier INCB annual reports, click here . You can also see the sections of the 1999 INCB report dealing specifically with Canada by clicking here . North America Major developments 270.
Cannabis remains the most common drug of abuse in Canada, Mexico and the United States.
The spread of hydroponically grown cannabis with a high THC content in Canada and part of the United States continues to be a major concern to the law enforcement agencies of those countries. The law enforcement agencies of the United States have achieved successes in eradicating illicit cannabis. In the United States, while the overall level of cocaine abuse has remained unchanged, the rate of cocaine abuse among adolescents declined by 14 per cent from 1998 to 1999. Measures taken to educate people about the harmful consequences of drug abuse have contributed to that downward trend. Overall, heroin abuse has declined.