Cannabis Use Starts Younger First time cannabis smokers are starting younger according to the latest report from the Mental Health Council of Australia. Average age of first time cannabis users is now 14.9 years old. A growing body of medical research links cannabis use with… Read More »Cannabis Use Starts Younger
Cannabis Link to Respiratory Disorder A recent US study has found an extensive catalog of respiratory damage associated with cannabis smoking. Cannabis smokers have more coughing and phlegm production on most days, wheezing, acute and chronic bronchitis, airway swelling and injury as well as an… Read More »Cannabis Link to Respiratory Disorder
Teenage Cannabis Users Health Concerns Cannabis users who started smoking as teenagers are more likely to suffer long term harm, including poor mental health, than teenagers that started using alcohol, according to a major study by the Melbourne University Centre for Adolescent Health. Heavy cannabis… Read More »Teenage Cannabis Users Health Concerns
Potent Cannabis The Australian Crime Commission fears that a new form of potent cannabis is destined to hit Australia. Canadian drug criminals have developed a sophisticated method of growing cannabis indoors all year round. Australian police intelligence suggests that Australian drug criminals have traveled to… Read More »Potent Cannabis
We were wrong to Promote Cannabis In an extraordinary admission, a United Kingdom newspaper the Independent has admitted that its campaign to decriminalize cannabis was a mistake. A recent article has disclosed that the link between cannabis and psychosis is now quite clear. One in… Read More »We were wrong to Promote Cannabis
Cannabis Use Increrases Lung Disease Cannabis use worsens breathing problems in current smokers with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease according to a study presented at the American Thoracic Society 2007 international conference. Cigarette smokers were two and a half times more likely than non smokers to… Read More »Cannabis Use Increrases Lung Disease
Cannabis Harmful Effects A substantial survey of the up to date medical research on the harmful effects of cannabis has recently been published. Key points are- Cannabis use causes acute heart and cardiovascular problems including heart attacks, angina, stroke, artery hardening, blood clots and reduced… Read More »Cannabis Harmful Effects
Tougher Cannabis Laws in the United Kingdom The United Kingdom Government is considering tougher laws against cannabis. Cannabis was downgraded to a class C drug in 2004 which allowed organized crime gangs to dominate cannabis distribution. One United Kingdom police officer claimed that cannabis was… Read More »Tougher Cannabis Laws in the United Kingdom
Drug Risks Disclosed A new study published in the Lancet disclosed that cannabis users increased their risk of suffering psychotic episodes by 40 per cent. The study also disclosed that 14 per cent of psychotic episodes among all young people could be prevented if they… Read More »Drug Risks Disclosed
Lung cancer cannabis link A new scientific study conducted in New Zealand indicates that long term cannabis use increases the risk of lung cancer in young adults. The risk of lung cancer increased by 8 per cent for each joint or year of use- that… Read More »Lung cancer cannabis link
