Pubdate: Wed, 04 Aug 1999 Source: Courier-Mail, The (Australia) Copyright: News Limited 1999 Contact: http://www.thecouriermail.com.au/ USERS TAKE POT LUCK NINETY per cent of cannabis users continue to use the substance regardless of the penalty they receive for minor offences, a new study has found. The National Centre for Research into the Prevention of Drug Abuse study compared 68 cannabis users in South Australia issued with cannabis expiation notices (CENs) to 68 West Australian users who received criminal convictions for minor offences. Researcher Simon Lenton said the survey had found that about 90 per cent from both groups said they had not reduced their cannabis use. - --- MAP posted-by: Keith Brilhart