Pubdate: Fri, 20 Aug 2004
Source: Metro (CN ON)
Page: 9
Copyright: 2004 Metro
Contact:  http://www.metronews.ca/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/3462

SCHIZOPHRENIA NO LINK TO POT

There is no scientific proof that cannabis use induces schizophrenia,
Dutch scientists say, questioning recent research and an argument the
Dutch government uses to crack down on marijuana selling "coffee shops."

In an article in this week's Magazine for Psychiatry, the three
authors say that on the basis of currently available data "there is no
justification for the proposed closure of coffee shops."

Subsequent Dutch governments have tightened rules on the sale of
marijuana in government-regulated coffee shops, resulting in a
significant reduction in the number of cannabis cafes. 
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