Pubdate: Tue, 07 Oct 2014
Source: Daily Mail (UK)
Copyright: 2014 Associated Newspapers Ltd
Contact:  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/108
Page: 14

DANGER TO THE YOUNG

THE day after a Lib Dem vote to soften the law on cannabis comes a 
devastating analysis of 20 years' research into the drug's dangers, 
especially to the young.

Collated by Professor Wayne Hall, senior adviser to the World Health 
Organisation, the study finds that smoking cannabis is highly 
addictive, while doubling the risk of psychotic disorders, impairing 
brain function and affecting exam results. The Lib Dems claimed their 
relaxed approach to the drug was based on the 'latest evidence'. But 
that was Sunday.

In the light of the most comprehensive research ever, will they now 
change their minds? Or are they so wedded to the notion that cannabis 
is oh-so-liberal and trendy that they don't care a damn what damage 
it does to the young?
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