Cunningham, John A.Blomqvist, JanKoski-Jännes, AnjaRaitasalo, Kirsimarja2015-12-222015-12-221477-7517http://hdl.handle.net/1885/95172BACKGROUND Differences in beliefs about Cannabis were compared between Canada, Sweden and Finland using nationally representative population surveys containing similar items. FINDINGS Compared to Finnish and Swedish respondents, Canadians were both more likely to have tried Cannabis and to view Cannabis as a less serious problem for society. CONCLUSIONS These findings emphasize the extent to which views about Cannabis can vary. It is possible that views about Cannabis are, at least in part, a social construction influenced by media, social policy and exposure to the drug that varies from country to country.This project was funded by the Academy of Finland, the Canadian Institute for Health Research (CIHR), and the Swedish Research Council. Support to CAMH for salary of scientists and infrastructure has been provided by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care.© 2012 Cunningham et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.CannabisSocietal beliefsEpidemiology201210.1186/1477-7517-9-212016-02-24