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Cannabis - what's going on here?
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Merrick
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Re: Cannabis - what's going on here?
Jan 31, 2005, 17:07
Let's say that it is unarguable that cannabis can trigger otherwise latent psychosis in predisposed people. It's still not a reason to ban it. It's a reason to do the research and properly imform people of the risks, and it's a reason to provide health care for the small number of unfortunate people who suffer.

Nobody can seriously claim cannabis is entirely harmless for all possible users. But the fact is that it is used responbily and safely by millions without any harm to anyone, not even themselves.

The guy saying 'it's Russian roulette' would only be accurate if the gun had one bullet and several million chambers.

A better comparison would be peanut allergy. Millions of us enjoy peanut products every day, but for a few people with undiagnosed latent allergies, peanut use is very damaging, even fatal.

So how dare the government be soft on peanuts. How dare these people who use peanuts recreationally - not one of whom truly needs the nuts - want them to be freely available and thus allow those with latent allergies to be exposed to the dire consequences. Those who call for the legalisation of Star Bars and peanut butter M&Ms are calling for peanut-allergic children to fall dead in the playground.

For more on the discrepancies between policy on drugs and alcohol, check out my blog thingy:
http://bristlingbadger.blogspot.com/2005/01/tony-blair-on-drugs.html
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