Smoking cannabis was common among the Flower Power generation. In fact smoking cannabis were once associated with youthful indulgence, rebellious behavior and artistic excellence. Cannabis was considered harmless. However, smoking cannabis in the current time has been linked to poverty, parental deprivation and school dropout and above all rise in criminal activities among teenagers and youths. In a national survey in UK, two-thirds of Youth Offending Teams claimed that they have seen cannabis use soaring among youth offenders. In some areas of England, nine out of ten young offenders are cannabis users.
Cannabis houses have spread to nearly every part of UK. Out of 43 police forces in England and Wales, 41 have found large-scale cannabis cultivation. Five Scottish police forces have found cannabis cultivations in their jurisdictions. Prime Minister Gordon Brown had ordered the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs last July to review the harmful effects of cannabis, particularly the strong skunk variety. The skunk cannabis has been associated with violent behavior and criminal activity. A large number of cannabis users are being hospitalized and fewer traders of the product have been prosecuted. The new cannabis variety is not as harmless as the variety available few decades ago.
Despite of campaigns by the anti-drug lobbies, the police chiefs and opposition MPs, it has emerged that the Prime Ministers advisors would tell him not to reclassify the drug and keep it in the Class C category instead of moving it to the more serious Class B category from which it was downgraded in 2004. The verdict of the committee is based on a single piece of evidence, an unpublished study by a Keele University academic who has found no link between rising use of cannabis and rise in schizophrenia.
However, the anti-drugs campaigners have urged Gordon Brown to overrule the verdict of his drug experts and reclassify cannabis as a more dangerous drug. Declassifying cannabis was intended to allow police officers to concentrate on tackling on harder drugs. Anti-drug groups say that there are strong evidences to support that use of cannabis leads to crippling mental diseases.
Via: Daily Mail
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Cannabis, as an active ingredient for marijuana, has addicting effects. This is illegal, although some scientists are making researches of possibly using this as an ingredient in some medical preparations.
But studies have already shown that some of its bad effects to the body, especially when taken in large amounts, are euphoria, hyperactivity, nausea and other damaging effects to the brain and human behavior.
”But studies have already shown that some of its bad effects to the body, especially when taken in large amounts, are euphoria, hyperactivity, nausea and other damaging effects to the brain and human behavior.”
I’ve never in my life known euphoria to have damaging effects to the brain or in fact cause anything bad at all. I also wonder what you think about alcohol’s legal status because it can kill you the very first time you use it. Pretty dangerous if you ask me.
I didn’t even have to read this entire article to respond. I think one major reason might be the enhanced versions of cannabis that exist. Especially teens who are less concerned about the make-up of what they ingest. Not everything that is natural is pure as an end product...hell look at produce. Quick sprays and chemicals change how the human body responds over time.
I’d also like to say that this article is pretty empty. Even if the statistics are all perfectly correct there is clearly no actual evidence given to support the claim. Only generic conjecture made by the supporters of criminalization of marijuana.
From my own personal experience with marijuana I have never noticed any correlation between it and violence. In fact I’ve noticed quite the opposite, from all types and strains.