Pubdate: Tue, 30 Jul 2013
Source: Abbotsford Times (CN BC)
Copyright: 2013 The Abbotsford Times
Contact:  http://www.abbotsfordtimes.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1009
Author: Eric Myrholm
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v13/n355/a03.html

STOP THE INSANITY; GET OFF THE POT

The headline in the July 23 issue of the Times reads "Pot debate 
heating up again."

Will this 'insanity'never stop? There are so many negative effects 
caused by marijuana that it would be impossible to list them all.

According to U.S. DEA a large percentage of those arrested for crimes 
test positive for marijuana: "Forty per cent of adult males tested 
positive at time of arrest. Of adults 26 or older who used marijuana 
before the age of 15, 62 per cent went on to use cocaine at some 
point in their lives, nine per cent went on to use heroin at least 
once and 54 per cent made non-medical use of mind-altering prescription drugs."

Next to alcohol, marijuana is the second-most frequently found 
substance in the bodies of drivers involved in fatal automobile accidents.

Marijuana contains more than 400 known chemicals, including the same 
cancer causing substances found in tobacco and 50-70 per cent more 
cancer causing substances than tobacco. Pot smokers tend to inhale 
deeply and hold smoke worsening damage to the lungs.

THC stays in the body for weeks or months, depending on usage. THC 
damages the immune system, male sperm etc.

Let's protect our youth. Say "no" to the harmful and possibly 
addictive drug, marijuana.

Eric Myrholm, Abbotsford
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