Cannabis link to mental illness Smoking cannabis can treble the risk of developing mental illness a three year Dutch study of 4000 users has found. Research by the University of Maastricht on the long term effects of cannabis prove it causes serious psychotic disorders like… Read More »Cannabis link to mental illness
Cannabis kills in motor accident A truck driver affected by cannabis killed 4 people in a motor accident near Cobram in October 2001. The truck smashed into cars waiting at road works on the Murray Valley Highway. The truck driver had a high level of… Read More »Cannabis kills in motor accident
Cannabis is never medicine The Case Against Medical Cannabis By David Perrin National Chairman Drug Advisory Council of Australia A review of the book “Cannabis and Cancer – Arthur’s Story” by Pauline Reilly Beware of vested interests Those who wish to see cannabis legalized are… Read More »Cannabis is never medicine
Cannabis increases depression A 15 year study reported in the December 2001 issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry showed that – Adults who abuse cannabis face an increased risk of depression. Adults abusing cannabis that were not depressed when the study began were 4… Read More »Cannabis increases depression
Cannabis devastates lives An article in the UK Weekly Telegraph in September 2001 by a mother of a former cannabis grower and user highlights the many dangers of cannabis. Main points of the article are – Her son turned into a complete stranger due to… Read More »Cannabis devastates lives
Australian Cannabis Use The latest information on cannabis use in Australia has recently been published and shows- At least 5.5 million Australians aged over 14 have used cannabis at some time in their life. Over 1.8 million Australians have used cannabis during the last year.… Read More »Australian Cannabis Use
Cannabis Driving Risks A recent study of 320 cannabis users in Sydney and Newcastle has found that cannabis use and driving motor vehicles is common practice. More than three quarters have driven within one hour of using cannabis at least once in the previous year.… Read More »Cannabis Driving Risks
Cannabis Link to Lung Disease New research from the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne has found that people that smoke cannabis risk lung disease 20 years earlier than those that only smoke cigarettes. Patients report symptoms from breathlessness to chest infection, which can commence as early… Read More »Cannabis Link to Lung Disease
US Rejects Medical Cannabis The Food and Drug Administration of the United States, FDA, has rejected the use of cannabis in medicine. The FDA believes that there are no sound scientific studies supporting the medicinal properties of the THC in cannabis. The policy of the… Read More »US Rejects Medical Cannabis
Is Cannabis More Dangerous than Heroin? A recent debate in the United Kingdom has many experts claiming that cannabis is more dangerous than heroin. The National Schizophrenia Fellowship now called Rethink in July 2006 informed the UK House of Commons Select Committee on Science and… Read More »Is Cannabis More Dangerous than Heroin?
