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French PM claims cannabis 'less dangerous than drink driving'

Ananova

Tuesday 26 Mar 2002

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The French Prime Minister has opened the debate over the legalisation of
cannabis after he claimed smoking a joint at home is less dangerous than
drinking and driving.

Lionel Jospin's remark has triggered a flurry of reaction and charges of
hypocrisy from his main opponent, conservative President Jacques Chirac.

Mr Chirac is against legalising such products, and his position is said
to be clear and precise.

Jospin says he does not want to trivialise the consumption of marijuana.

However, he said "smoking a joint at home is certainly less dangerous
than drinking alcohol when driving, for oneself and for others." He also
said he was opposed to decriminalising marijuana.

"One must be clear if you are for or against (legalising marijuana),"
said Mr Chirac's campaign spokeswoman Roselyne Bachelot. "What I do not
understand is the hypocrisy of what he says."

The comments follow a report in Le Monde which says a 2002 report by the
Observatory on Drugs showed that by the age of 17, 41% of girls and 50%
of boys had experimented with marijuana.

 

 

 

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