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Letter: Out of joint (3)

Charles Hunt

York Press

Thursday 22 Nov 2007

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YES, cannabis does, like tobacco, contain the carcinogen Benzpyrene.
When smoked as a joint, as Aled Jones points out (Readers' Letters,
November 19), it is as dangerous as smoking one and a half cigarettes.
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/readersletters/display.var.1842577.0.drug_is_lethal.php

However, those who choose to take the drug to relieve the symptoms of
diseases such as MS and arthritis can always use a vaporiser, a cream or
bake a hash brownie if they prefer.

There is some evidence that asthma sufferers find the active ingredient
in cannabis, THC, can give them some relief by acting as a bronchodilator.

The British Lung Foundation does not give details of the scientists who
wrote the report Mr Jones quotes, but it does closely resemble the study
by the Christian campaigning group the Maranatha Community.

I don't think we should worry too much.

Charles Hunt, Wilton Rise, York.

http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/readersletters/display.var.1852429.0.out_of_joint.php

 

 

 

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