Pot Luck-Editorial-Opinion-The Times of India
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- Pot Luck-Editorial-Opinion-The Times of India
- Pot-flavored candy takes a licking
- CANADA’S HIGH ON MEDICAL POT SPRAY
Pot Luck-Editorial-Opinion-The Times of India
Times of India – Jun 25, 2005
UAE laws are so strict when it comes to anypsychotropic substance abuse that he could be looking at a jail sentence of upto 15 years. If, on the other hand, the fashion guru does not do pot, then it’svery possible he was duped into carrying it without his knowledge. In India, thepossession, purchase and consumption of marijuana is prohibited by law, true,but the rules are enforced with such laxity that almost anyone who wishedBidappa harm could lay his or her hands on a bit of the stuff. In either caseit’s perhaps time to re-examine the question of legalising marijuana for privateor personal use among adults. Thereare two reasons for this. First, marijuana is far less dangerous and addictivethan alcohol or tobacco, inasmuch as that it fails to inflict the types ofserious health consequences these two legal drugs cause. In the US, around50,000 people die each year from alcohol poisoning and more than 4,00,000 deathsare attributed to tobacco smoking…
In the US, around50,000 people die each year from alcohol poisoning and more than 4,00,000 deathsare attributed to tobacco smoking. By comparison, marijuana is lessaddictive, non-toxic and cannot cause death by overdose. Even theultra-prestigious medical journal, The Lancet, is on record as saying, “It wouldbe reasonable to judge cannabis as less of a threat than alcohol or tobacco”. Second, prohibition seldom works â mainly because nothing is made safer inthe hands of organised criminals and unregulated dealers. Also, it causes thenumber of users to rise. In Holland, where the government decided over 25 yearsago to separate marijuana from the illicit drug market by permitting coffeeshops all over the country to sell small amounts, individuals use marijuana atrates less than half of their American counterparts. No one is suggesting weencourage more marijuana smoking; simply that we stop criminalising responsibleadults who do.
Pot-flavored candy takes a licking
Standard-Speaker – Jun 25, 2005
âItâs nothing but dope candy, and thatâs nothing we need to be training our children to do,â said Georgia state Sen. Vincent Fort, who has persuaded some convenience stores to stop selling the treats. The confections are legal, because they are made with hemp oil, a common ingredient in health food, beauty supplies and other household products. The oil imparts a marijuanaâs grassy taste but not the high…
âItâs nothing but dope candy, and thatâs nothing we need to be training our children to do,â said Georgia state Sen. Vincent Fort, who has persuaded some convenience stores to stop selling the treats. The confections are legal, because they are made with hemp oil, a common ingredient in health food, beauty supplies and other household products. The oil imparts a marijuanaâs grassy taste but not the high. âThere are more than 70 million people in the United States who smoke marijuana. Weâre catering to the audience of people who are in that smoking culture,â said Rick Watkins, marketing director for Corona, Calif.
CANADA’S HIGH ON MEDICAL POT SPRAY
New York Daily News – Jun 25, 2005
Canada has given the go-ahead to limited use of a legal spray alternative to medical marijuana to treat 20,000 multiple sclerosis patients with chronic nerve pain. The new drug, Sativex, is derived from the marijuana plant and is sprayed under the tongue. It requires a doctor’s prescription…
Canada has given the go-ahead to limited use of a legal spray alternative to medical marijuana to treat 20,000 multiple sclerosis patients with chronic nerve pain. The new drug, Sativex, is derived from the marijuana plant and is sprayed under the tongue. It requires a doctor’s prescription.