Pubdate: Wed, 04 Jan 2006
Source: Guardian, The (UK)
Copyright: 2006 Guardian Newspapers Limited
Contact:  http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardian/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/175
Author: David Batty
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?207 (Cannabis - United Kingdom)

PUT CANNABIS WARNINGS ON CIGARETTE PAPERS, CHARITY URGES

Warnings about the dangers cannabis poses to mental health should be put
on packets of cigarette papers, a charity said today.

The mental health charity Rethink said the warning labels should be
part of a campaign to address public misconceptions that cannabis is a
risk-free drug

A Rethink spokeswoman told SocietyGuardian.co.uk: "There is a deeply
entrenched belief that cannabis is a risk-free drug. Every available
method of changing attitudes, such as putting health warnings on
cigarette papers, should be considered."
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