Pubdate: Tue, 07 Jan 2014
Source: Globe and Mail (Canada)
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Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/168
Author: Esther Shannon
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v14/n019/a04.html

PUT A LID ON POT STUDIES

Re Colorado Lights Up A Big Experiment (editorial, Jan. 6): There's no
need for anyone - citizen, politician or editorialist - to wait to
find out the impacts of Colorado's decision to legalize the sale and
possession of marijuana.

A Goggle-assisted tour instantly reveals links to dozens of
government-commissioned and academic studies published over the past
25 years that overwhelmingly affirm that liberalizing marijuana use or
penalties does not lead to an increase in marijuana consumption or
affect adolescent attitudes toward drug use.

Similarly, study after study has found there is no conclusive evidence
that smoking marijuana is linked to a later use of other illicit
drugs. Rather then continuing to suggest these myths are worth our
consideration, The Globe should be dismissing them.

Esther Shannon, Vancouver
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