About-turn on cannabis ‘would cause confusion’
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- About-turn on cannabis ‘would cause confusion’
- Expulsions for cannabis use unlawful, court rules
- Cannabis Dependence: Its Nature, Consequences, and Treatment
- Couple say marijuana a part of their religion
- Rat research results in teen warning.(usage of cannabis)(Brief…
About-turn on cannabis ‘would cause confusion’
Telegraph.co.uk – Sep 1, 2006
Charles Clarke, the Home Secretary, is considering a report from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs on whether medical evidence linking the drug to mental disorders warrants a change of policy. However, it does believe in the need for a more robust education campaign against its use, something the Government intends to follow up… He told BBC radio: “Since that decision, further medical evidence has been developed about the implications of consumption of cannabis on mental health, which is serious. However, drugs campaigners urged Mr Clarke to retain the current classification, on the grounds that it reflected the relative harm of the drug compared with heroin or crack cocaine. Martin Barnes, the chief executive of DrugScope, who sits on the council, said: “There are encouraging signs that, since reclassification, the level of use has fallen among young people. “Mark Oaten, the Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman, said the Government should not restore more serious penalties for cannabis unless there was “strong evidence” to back such a move. Dame Ruth Runciman, who was chairman of the Police Foundation inquiry that recommended downgrading cannabis five years ago, said the reclassification had been “very badly handled” and had created much misunderstanding.
Expulsions for cannabis use unlawful, court rules
Guardian Unlimited – Sep 1, 2006
Mr Justice Beatson ruled that the council had acted unreasonably in not following government guidelines which suggested that pupils should not normally be expelled for minor drug offences. The two boys had contributed £2 each to buy the drugs in what their lawyer described as an “experiment”. Neither boy had been in trouble at school before. Their case will be reheard by the council’s independent appeal panel.
Cannabis Dependence: Its Nature, Consequences, and Treatment
Free with registration – Journal of Alcohol & Drug Education – AccessMyLibrary.com – Sep 1, 2006
Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. [Hardbound; ISBN# 0-521-81447-2; $ 95. 00] Rates for use of cannabis or marijuana are rising in the developed countries (Hall, 2006) with over 161 million users worldwide (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2005). Cannabis is usually taken by the user through smoking a hemp plant-derived cigarette or by oral or intravenous administration of resin with delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the primary psychoactive chemical in cannabis (Gorelick & Heishman, 2006). However, the concept of cannabis dependence is considered controversial. The purpose of this book is to examine in depth the issue of cannabis dependence. This monograph is organized into five parts with twenty-nine contributors for fifteen chapters in the book… [Hardbound; ISBN# 0-521-81447-2; $ 95. 00] Rates for use of cannabis or marijuana are rising in the developed countries (Hall, 2006) with over 161 million users worldwide (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2005). Cannabis is usually taken by the user through smoking a hemp plant-derived cigarette or by oral or intravenous administration of resin with delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the primary psychoactive chemical in cannabis (Gorelick & Heishman, 2006). However, the concept of cannabis dependence is considered controversial. The purpose of this book is to examine in depth the issue of cannabis dependence. This monograph is organized into five parts with twenty-nine contributors for fifteen chapters in the book. The first part is called the nature of cannabis dependence and has five chapters.
Couple say marijuana a part of their religion
Deseret News – Sep 1, 2006
, arrested in a car that contained 172 pounds of marijuana say the drug is a sacrament in their religion. attorney’s office says the pair is trying to use religion as a cover for a drug organization.
Rat research results in teen warning.(usage of cannabis)(Brief…
Free with registration – Youth Studies Australia – AccessMyLibrary.com – Sep 1, 2006
(usage of cannabis)(Brief article) –> COPYRIGHT 2006 Australian Clearing House for Youth Studies Swedish scientists have found that giving cannabis to ‘teenage’ rats altered the rats’ brain chemistry, making their brains more susceptible to the effects of heroin. Psychiatrist and Australian Medical Association spokesman Paul Skerritt said that the research, conducted by the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, gives weight to the ‘gateway.