According to Elizabeth Hartney, "Cannabis use disorder (CUD) is a diagnosis given for problematic marijuana use. CUD was introduced in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition or DSM 5. (The previous DSM edition separated problematic use into two different disorders: cannabis abuse and cannabis dependence.)

Cannabis use disorder affects roughly 10% of the 193 million cannabis users in the world.1 The diagnosis captures the possibility that people can be negatively impacted by marijuana use without necessarily being addicted. However, it also has room to recognize cannabis addiction if it occurs."

This article defines cannabis use disorder and describes its symptoms.

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