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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. [continues: 47 lines] ------------------------------ FULL ARTICLE URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00.n1330.a05.html
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