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Letter: Choosing To Take Just An Extra Risk

Don Barnard, Legalise Cannabis Alliance

Evening News, Norwich

Monday 11 Aug 2003

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Choosing To Take Just An Extra Risk

June Rose (Evening News, Friday, 25 July) implied; that she did not
approve of the prosecution/jailing of sick people who use cannabis.

But she expressed concern a legal supply for medicinal users could open
the floodgates to increased trafficking and recreational use, which, in
turn may lead to more mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and depression.

There is no evidence to show that a legal regulated (tolerated) cannabis
supply would lead to increased consumption

The decision to use, or not to use, cannabis rarely has anything to do
with the law.

And, as will become transparently clear, neither, "prohibition" or
"reclassification" has anything to do with the health and safety risks.

Life is full risks.

So what if cannabis may pose some health risks. Why are we not prepared
to accept and live with these risks?

Every supermarket in the country sells heavily promoted food items, over
the counter medications and domestic cleaning products, many of which,
if used inappropriately or in excess, can lead to poisoning (toxic
response) gastrointestinal distress, cardiac arrest, obesity, liver
damage, neurological damage, schizophrenia, depression - Eeen death.

We do not prohibit these substances,

We do not arrest and imprison people who use them.

Neither do we refuse them household insurance, sack them, evict them
from their homes, expel children from school or take children
into care.

Instead, we live with these risks, we try to educate the public with
health promotions literature and warn the consumer of the potential
harms with labels on the packaging (except for alcohol).

And we regulate the supply!

Don Barnard
Legalise Cannabis Alliance
Norwich

 

 

 

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