Cannabis use increases risk of psychotic illness
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- Cannabis use increases risk of psychotic illness
- Experts dismiss case for cannabis reclassification
- Hundreds of cannabis plants found
- Man accused of growing cannabis
- Pot-dispensary crackdown activates search for options
- Sheriff’s officers cut down some tall marijuana plants.
Cannabis use increases risk of psychotic illness
New Scientist – New Scientist (subscription) – Jul 27, 2007
On average, cannabis smokers have a 41% greater chance of suffering from such disorders than those who didn’t inhale, the new study finds. And the likelihood increases with increasing cannabis use, with heavy users – who smoke daily – three times as likely as non-users to develop psychotic illnesses. Cannabis is the most commonly used illegal drug in the world. In the UK and the US, for example, around 40% of young adults have used cannabis, according to government research… On average, cannabis smokers have a 41% greater chance of suffering from such disorders than those who didn’t inhale, the new study finds. And the likelihood increases with increasing cannabis use, with heavy users – who smoke daily – three times as likely as non-users to develop psychotic illnesses. Cannabis is the most commonly used illegal drug in the world. In the UK and the US, for example, around 40% of young adults have used cannabis, according to government research. Previous research has suggested a link between cannabis and schizophrenia-like symptoms such as paranoia, hearing voices and seeing things that are not there.
Experts dismiss case for cannabis reclassification
Guardian Unlimited – Jul 27, 2007
The Home Office said last night that the report’s findings would be considered in a review of the 2004 decision to downgrade cannabis to a class C drug. The review was prompted by fears that the potent “skunk” form of cannabis was triggering schizophrenia. Prof Murray, an expert on cannabis-induced psychosis, said the Lancet study added “very little” to the understanding of the health risks associated with smoking the drug. He said: “Politicians tend to think reclassification is important. Fourteen-year-olds smoking spliffs have no idea of the difference between B and C. If it were reclassified to B, it wouldn’t affect 14-year-olds because it’s already illegal for them anyway… “Dr Iddon, the chairman of the all-party parliamentary group on drugs misuse, said the study did not convince him it was time to return cannabis to class B. “I don’t think the causal link has been proved. I think cannabis might – possibly for genetic reasons – trigger psychosis at an earlier age. “The MP, who is also a member of the science and technology select committee, said there was a danger of criminalising “hundreds of thousands of young people” if the status of the drug was changed. “If Gordon Brown changes the class of the drug, it won’t be evidence-based but for political reasons,” he said. “Since we reduced the classification of cannabis from B to C the usage is going down, so what’s the point of muddying the debate again by this yo-yo political policy?”The drugs charity DrugScope also challenged the calls to reclassify cannabis, saying there was no evidence that it would cut use of the drug. The DrugScope chief executive, Martin Barnes, said: “The challenge is to ensure that information on cannabis use and the associated risks is understood by teachers and health professionals working with young people and conveyed in ways that young people will listen to.
Hundreds of cannabis plants found
BBC News – Jul 27, 2007
Officers entered the detached house on Lichfield Drive in Sedgley Park and found about 400 cannabis plants on Friday morning. They also found that the electricity supply had been bypassed. A quantity of electrical equipment, used to cultivate cannabis, was also seized from the address. Pc Andy Wright appealed to the local community to contact police if they knew anyone who was cultivating drugs… Officers entered the detached house on Lichfield Drive in Sedgley Park and found about 400 cannabis plants on Friday morning. They also found that the electricity supply had been bypassed. A quantity of electrical equipment, used to cultivate cannabis, was also seized from the address. Pc Andy Wright appealed to the local community to contact police if they knew anyone who was cultivating drugs. "We can treat all information in the strictest of confidence and no matter how insignificant it may seem, it could be the key to removing more drugs from the streets of Prestwich," he said.
Man accused of growing cannabis
BBC News – Jul 27, 2007
The 34-year-old, from Hackney, east London, was due to appear before Dartford Magistrates’ Court on Friday. He was charged after officers executed a warrant at an address in Great Queen Street, Dartford, on Wednesday. Kent Police said seven “cannabis farms” had previously been closed in the north of the county since April, with nearly 2,000 plants seized as a result… The 34-year-old, from Hackney, east London, was due to appear before Dartford Magistrates’ Court on Friday. He was charged after officers executed a warrant at an address in Great Queen Street, Dartford, on Wednesday. Kent Police said seven “cannabis farms” had previously been closed in the north of the county since April, with nearly 2,000 plants seized as a result.
Pot-dispensary crackdown activates search for options
Press-Enterprise – Press-Enterprise (subscription) – Jul 27, 2007
More than 160 members of the U. House of Representatives on Wednesday supported a proposal to end federal funding of Drug Enforcement Administration raids and other actions against medical-pot outlets. The measure was defeated… One, in Palm Desert, will close in September under pressure from the city and another, in Palm Springs, is being threatened with eviction. It is unclear whether a third dispensary, in Palm Springs, remains open, city officials said. California voters approved the medicinal use of marijuana in 1996. Under state law, people suffering from AIDS-related complications, cancer, multiple sclerosis, glaucoma and other diseases can use marijuana to relieve pain. A doctor’s recommendation is required. Story continues below.
Sheriff’s officers cut down some tall marijuana plants.
Free with registration – Herald Sun – AccessMyLibrary.com – Jul 27, 2007
27–DURHAM — Durham sheriff’s officers took to the skies to get the lowdown on three rural plots of pot — marijuana, that is — on Thursday. By the time it was over, Sheriff’s Lt. Derek O’Mary, who heads the Sheriff’s Anti-Crime Narcotics Unit, reported that deputies had ruined some unknown green thumb’s day by nabbing 62 cannabis plants at a total of three remote sites in eastern Durham County. The plants ranged in height between 8 and 10 feet, remarkably large for the homegrown “herb. ” To put it in perspective, O’Mary said the U. Drug Enforcement Administration –.