Background:Cannabis, heroin and pharmaceutical drugs are the most commonly used drugs in India. Most of the drug users in India are under the productive age group of 18-35 years. Alcohol and drugs are associated with motives of socialization, enhancement of mood and reducing tension. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the students’motives for taking cannabis, role of refusal self-efficacy in hazardous and non- hazardous cannabis consumption among university students

cannabis, motives, self-efficacy, self-regulation.