PARIS: Teenagers under 17 who use cannabis daily are 60 percent less likely to complete high school or get a degree than peers who have never taken the drug, researchers said on Wednesday.

They are also nearly seven times likelier to attempt suicide and are almost eight times likelier to use other illicit drugs later in life.

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