LETTER: CANNABIS DECEIT
Source: York Press
Date: July 24 2006
Author: Steve Clements
Type: Letter
---
LES Arnott appears to believe The Press readers are not very bright', in his
letter (The real danger of smoking pot, July 15).
He is unaware, as is Professor Robin Murray, of the latest research presented
to the American Thoracic society which states: "We expected to find the
use of marijuana would increase risk of cancer. The scientists found that even
those who smoked more than 20,000 joints in their lives did not have an
increased risk of lung cancer."
The Advisory Council on the misuse of drugs examined all the available evidence
and stated: "The consumption of cannabis is neither a necessary, nor a
sufficient cause for the development of schizophrenia."
continued...
They went on to say: "Current evidence suggests, at worst, that using
cannabis increases the lifetime risk by one per cent."
Many things in everyday use all over the country can present a higher risk than
that. I do not ever try to pretend cannabis is free from harm to all of the
people all of the time, but for goodness' sake, any risks cannot be managed at
all whilst it remains illegal.
That is your lie, and it is for political reasons. The Government doesn't give
two hoots if drugs harm people, all they want is to create an impression that
they are dealing with it to get votes. Not everything is black and white, Mr
Arnott.
Steve Clements, The Legalise Cannabis Alliance, Asquith Avenue, York.
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/readersletters/display.var.846320.0.cannabis_deceit.php
contact: http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/contactus/newsdesk/
Legalsie Cannabis Alliance
http://www.thisisyork.co.uk/
http://www.ccguide.org/index.php