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UK Letter: Cannabis is not linked to psychosis

Peter Reynolds

Evening Standard, London

Wednesday 11 May 2011

With regards to your story about the book Henry's Demons (January 26) which tells the tale of Henry Cockburn's descent into schizophrenia: one fact that science has demonstrate without doubt is that anyone using cannabis is extremely unlikely to develop psychosis. Since the Reefer Madness days of the Thirties, the any=ti-cannabis brigade has been desperately trying to prove this theory without success, despite dozens of studies.

In 2009, specifically in response to tabloid scare stories, the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs commissioned a study from Keele University. It looked at almost 600,000 subjects and concluded that despite increased use of cannabis "the incidence and prevalence of schizophrenia and psychosis were either stable or declining. This is by far the largest and most authoritative study on the subject.

In this context, with 6 million users in the UK, the continuing prohibition of cannabis is unjust and undemocratic. More importantly, it denies the extraordinary medicinal benefits of the plant. Remarkable results are being achieved in using cannabis to treat multiple sclerosis, cancer, Alzheimer's, Chrone's and a wide range of diseases.

Peter Reynolds, Leader, Cannabis Law Reform

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