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Europe: Dutch, Swiss and German Governments To Act on Marijuana

Radio 1 (The Netherlands)

Wednesday 06 Sep 2000


Subj: Europe: Dutch, Swiss and German Governments To Act on Marijuana

Pubdate: Wed, 6 Sep 2000

Source: Radio 1 (The Netherlands)

Note: Transcript & translation by: Harry Bego hbego@knoware.nl
Also: Headline by me. Gutersloh is in central Germany north of Buren where
I lived for a number of years. My son went to high school in Gutersloh. -
Richard Lake

EUROPE: DUTCH, SWISS AND GERMAN GOVERNMENTS TO ACT ON MARIJUANA

Transcript of 5pm news item: RADIO 1 NEWS:

"Next spring there will be a European conference on the use of cannabis. The
gathering is an initiative of Minister Borst, in cooperation with Germany and
Switzerland. According to the Minister, in many European countries, thinking is
getting more and more balanced about the harmfulness of cannabis, and this
should be reflected in policies."

Transcript of an interview Borst gave on Radio 1 later this evening:
BORST: "I want to organize this conference because I think that it is necessary
to once again make up an assessment of the science, let scientists answer the
question what is known about the harm to health by cannabis in adolescents and
in adults. I think there is a difference there, that it might perhaps be more
harmful for adolescents than for adults. At the same time, what do we know
about the use of cannabis, marijuana, as medicine, and to what change in our
policy should this lead.
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