Cannabis and aggression in animals
Behavioral Biology
Volume 14, Issue 1, May 1975, Pages 1-20
doi:10.1016/S0091-6773(75)90266-7
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Copyright © 1975 Published by Elsevier Inc.
E.L. Abel
Research Institute on Alcoholism, 1021 Main Street, Buffalo, New York 14203, USA
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The effects of cannabis on aggressive behavior in animals depend on the nature of the aggressive behavior being observed. “Irritable” aggression tends to be increased by cannabis whereas “predatory” and “inter-male” aggression tend to be reduced. If aggressive behavior is examined in these terms, then cannabis is seen to have a differential rather than a dual effect on aggression in animals.