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Sally Grover August 19, 2006 12:00am Article from: The Courier Mail CANNABIS is usually referred to as the soft drug, worse than tobacco but not as dangerous as heroin or cocaine. Often exploited because of its ability to relax the mind and body, its users can frequently be found lying on a couch in front of a TV surrounded by snack food, sometimes for days at a time. Most people are aware of the consequences of smoking marijuana, such as laziness, weight gain and the inability to make positive decisions. In a recent report issued by the NSW health department, new dangerous and long-term effects relating to cannabis use have been found. Damage to cardiovascular, respirato…

I found this piece to be one of the strangest I've read in a long time. Full of hyperbole, distortions and contradictions, yet he still advocates legalisation. I find it laughable that he advocates the "science" showing adverse effects of cannabis, but strangely mentions nothing of the science showing the opposite. And he wants to limit thc content in pot??!! oh dear... Source: Seattle Times (WA) Author: John McKay, Special to The Times Published: September 3, 2010 Copyright: 2010 The Seattle Times Company Contact: opinion@seatimes.com Website: http://www.seattletimes.com/

All too often we hear about cannabis being a "gateway" drug. All of us on here know that is in all probability bullshit, and this study, while not expansive, shows something completely different - and something that is currently buried in the social discussion about drugs and drug use. But it's something that needs expanding on. I also believe there needs to be more research into the amount of people who, from a young age, are prescribed pharma drugs like ritalin (or any arrange of anti-psyc's like prozac etc) who go on to become addicts of "illicit" drugs. Drug addition is a sad reality in society and not something easily overcome. But the constant and overwhelming claim…

A State Government's inquiry is probing arguments for decriminalising, taxing and regulating cannabis production. IAN FRAZER reports THE most widely used illicit drug in Queensland looks likely to stay that way despite the case for making cannabis as respectable as chardonnay. The State Government's Social Development Committee has considered arguments for decriminalising, taxing and regulating cannabis production during an inquiry this year. But the committee's chairwoman Mundingburra MP Lindy Nelson-Carr said this week it would take a brave government to legalise use of the drug, given evidence of its harm. "It's another consideration but I would be surprised gi…