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UK: Madness to decriminalise cannabis - lung charity
Ananova
Sunday 12 Aug 2001 It would be "madness" on health grounds to decriminalise cannabis, the British Lung Foundation has warned. The most common method of cannabis delivery is through smoking and the dangers of inhaling tobacco smoke are already well known, the organisation said. The organisation says it has no view on the legal issues concerning the decriminalisation of cannabis, but feels the debate was ignoring the health concerns. "We haven't won the war on tobacco yet. It would be madness to open up a second front on cannabis," spokeswoman Michelle Di Leo said. She added: "If MPs send a message that they take cannabis smoking less seriously than smoking tobacco, that would be very dangerous. "At the very least cannabis availability would need the same regulations as tobacco - which includes health warnings on packaging. "The Home Affairs Select Committee, which is due to undertake an inquiry into this issue, must also consider the health risks associated with smoking cannabis if we are to have a mature debate. "We feel that the health implications are being lost in the debate and are concerned that MPs, when they consider the issues, don't lose sight of these. "We are concerned about the dangers to people's health of smoking any substance - cannabis included."
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