The Big Question: So how dangerous is cannabis?
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- The Big Question: So how dangerous is cannabis?
- UN warns of new cannabis dangers
- Nine months for cannabis sock man
- Scotland gets a ‘cannabis wake-up call’.
- Lighten Up America: Don’t Target Marijuana
The Big Question: So how dangerous is cannabis?
The Independent – Independent – Jun 28, 2006
“With cannabis-related health damage increasing, it is fundamentally wrong for countries to make cannabis control dependent on which party is in government. Today, the harmful characteristics of cannabis are no longer that different from those of other plant-based drugs such as cocaine and heroin. “What is cannabis?The most commonly used illicit drug in Britain, if not the world, also called marijuana, it is produced from certain parts of the Cannabis sativa plant and comes in various forms – dried leaves, concentrated resin known as hashish, or distilled oil. The strongest parts of the plant are the female flowering tops, which are prevented from going to seed by growing them in a pollen-free environment. Sensemillia, as this form of cannabis is sometimes called, is strong because none of the plant’s energy goes into making seeds, but instead produces the psychoactive substances which cause the desired effect. Cannabis grows wild in many parts of the world, from Poland and Hungary to Afghanistan, India and China. Its dried leaves or resin have been smoked by varied cultures over many thousands of years.
UN warns of new cannabis dangers
The Age – Jun 28, 2006
Photo: Reuters NEW strains of highly potent cannabis are as dangerous as heroinand cocaine and the drug can no longer be dismissed as soft andrelatively harmless, the United Nations has warned. In an implied criticism of Britain’s decision to downgradecannabis, the head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, AntonioMaria Costa, said countries got the drug problem they deserved ifthey maintained inadequate policies. His comments indicated deep unhappiness with the BritishGovernment decision to reclassify cannabis from a class B drug toclass C. Heroin and cocaine are class A, attracting the toughestpenalties. “Policy reversals leave young people confused as to just howdangerous cannabis is,” Mr Costa said… Photo: Reuters NEW strains of highly potent cannabis are as dangerous as heroinand cocaine and the drug can no longer be dismissed as soft andrelatively harmless, the United Nations has warned. In an implied criticism of Britain’s decision to downgradecannabis, the head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, AntonioMaria Costa, said countries got the drug problem they deserved ifthey maintained inadequate policies. His comments indicated deep unhappiness with the BritishGovernment decision to reclassify cannabis from a class B drug toclass C. Heroin and cocaine are class A, attracting the toughestpenalties. “Policy reversals leave young people confused as to just howdangerous cannabis is,” Mr Costa said. “With cannabis-related health damage increasing, it isfundamentally wrong for countries to make cannabis controldependent on which party is in government.
Nine months for cannabis sock man
BBC News – Jun 28, 2006
David Geddes had pleaded guilty previously at the city’s sheriff court to attempting to unlawfully supply the drug on 30 November 2005. Sentence had been deferred for background reports. Solicitor Leanne McQuillan said Geddes had been on remand from the prison and it was a favour for an inmate. On Geddes’s release, he was contacted by the other person and told to throw the sock over the wall at an arranged time.
Scotland gets a ‘cannabis wake-up call’.
Free with registration – Europe Intelligence Wire – AccessMyLibrary.com – Jun 28, 2006
Scotland gets a ‘cannabis wake-up call’. | Europe Intelligence Wire (June, 2006). A nine-year-old from Lothian and three youngsters.
Lighten Up America: Don’t Target Marijuana
The Chattanoogan – Jun 28, 2006
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