19 March 2007 [/align] Cannabis: An apology In 1997, this newspaper launched a campaign to decriminalise the drug. If only we had known then what we can reveal today... By Jonathan Owen Published:18 March 2007 [/align] [/align] Record numbers of teenagers are requiring drug treatment as a result of smoking skunk, the highly potent cannabis strain that is 25 times stronger than resin sold a decade ago.
More than 22,000 people were treated last year for cannabis addiction - and almost half of those affected were under 18. With doctors and drugs experts warning that skunk can be as damaging as cocaine and heroin, leading to mental health problems and psychosis for thousands of teenagers, The Independent on Sunday has today reversed its landmark campaign for cannabis use to be decriminalised.
A decade after this newspaper's stance culminated in a 16,000-strong pro-cannabis march to London's Hyde Park - and was credited with forcing the Government to downgrade the legal status of cannabis to class C - an IoS editorial states that there is growing proof that skunk causes mental illness and psychosis.
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Seems like a no-brainer. Most drugs can either help or hurt depending on the dose and frequency. And things that feel pleasurable can be very addicting.
Record numbers of teenagers are requiring drug treatment as a result of smoking skunk, the highly potent cannabis strain that is 25 times stronger than resin sold a decade ago.
That right there tells me that the reporter knows nothing about the subject, skunk is the funk, but nowhere near 25 times as strong as any weed on the current market. If it was only the very rich could afford it at today's pricing tiers. "Resin sold a decade ago"? What an idiot. Reminds me of Hearst and his reefer madness campaigns of yesteryear, long on scare, very short on fact.
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RE: Marijuana is a Health Risk???
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Record numbers of teenagers are requiring drug treatment as a result of smoking skunk, the highly potent cannabis strain that is 25 times stronger than resin sold a decade ago.
That right there tells me that the reporter knows nothing about the subject, skunk is the funk, but nowhere near 25 times as strong as any weed on the current market. If it was only the very rich could afford it at today's pricing tiers. "Resin sold a decade ago"? What an idiot. Reminds me of Hearst and his reefer madness campaigns of yesteryear, long on scare, very short on fact.
Lol. I was thinking the same thing. Skunk is the crappy mexican weed, or was known as such back when I was in college. Also, isnt resin by itself called Hash?
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Record numbers of teenagers are requiring drug treatment as a result of smoking skunk, the highly potent cannabis strain that is 25 times stronger than resin sold a decade ago.
That right there tells me that the reporter knows nothing about the subject, skunk is the funk, but nowhere near 25 times as strong as any weed on the current market. If it was only the very rich could afford it at today's pricing tiers. "Resin sold a decade ago"? What an idiot. Reminds me of Hearst and his reefer madness campaigns of yesteryear, long on scare, very short on fact.
Looks to me like you may have inhaled a little before you replied. You argue that "it's nowhere near 25 times as strong as any weed on the current market", which isn't what he said... He said 25 times stronger than "resin" (whatever that is)sold a decade ago.
I don't think anyone thinks it is "safe" to smoke MJ just like it isn't safe to smoke cigarettes, that is probably why a person has to be 18 to by cigarettes(they are an adult and can make their own risk exposure decisions). A report that shows that people are treated forMJ addiction and states that half ofthose people are teenagers speaks volumes about how easy the drug is to get. Teenagers and alcohol,now that would probably be an iteresting report, do you think the numbers would be higher than 22,000 affected? Should we make alcohol illegal because teenagers are obtaining it and using it illegally and it has health risks(among many other risks)? Many people that supportlegalization support it being regulated and of course not "legally" available to those under age.Whether you smoke it, eat it, or otherwise ingest it no one can argue thatthere are not health risksinvolved with the use of MJ because there arebutpeople take lots of risks everday that are health risks, i.ecigarettes, alcohol, prescription/over the counter drugs,unhealthy diets,not wearing seatbelts, and the list can go on and on and on. As adults we choose to take those risks knowing thepossible consequences, I just don't see how the risks involved with MJare that much different or worse that as an adult we couldn't make the choice for ourselvesno matter which side of the fence you are on.
Like stated, no smoke that is breathed into your lungs is healthy. Given the choice to have to ride home with the guy that just smoked a joint, or ther guy that just drank 6-8 beers, I'm riding home with the smoker. He will be taking it easy and looking for fast food restaurants, and the drinker will be thinking he is Earnhardt JR except his driving will SUCK. The WORST drug, that has causedMORE trouble than all of the illicits combined, is alcohol. Nobody beats up their wife or wrecks a car while on weed but the same can't be said about alcohol. Nobody has overdosed from weed either.
My 2 cents.
Also, MJ strength is measured by the amount of THC the particular plant produces which can be effected by lots of variables. Resin is usually high in THC so I am not convinced that todays MJ is 25x stronger thanresin butit isprobably close to thatmuch stronger than the low grade MJ from the 70's, here is some info on that from the web.There is a ton of info on the health effects(some mild, some bad)and the alarming rise of use amongstadolescent users. I feel like there is a huge difference between use and ab"use" which isn't necessarily taken into consideration in most reports.
BASIC FACTS ABOUT DRUGS:
MARIJUANA
What is Marijuana?
Marijuana has been around for a long while. Its source, the hemp plant (cannabis sativa), was being cultivated for psychoactive properties more than 2,000 years ago. Although cannabis contains at least 400 different chemicals, its main mind-altering ingredient is THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol).The amount of THC in marijuana determines the drug"™s strength, and THC levels are affected by a great many factors, including plant type, weather, soil, and time of harvest. Sophisticated cannabis cultivation of today produces high levels of THC and marijuana that is far more potent than pot of the past. THC content of marijuana, which averaged less than 1 percent in 1974, rose to an average 4 percent by 1994.
For the highly popular form of marijuana called Sinsemilla (from the Spanish "without seeds"), made from just the buds and flowering tops of female plants, THC content averages 7.5 percent and ranges as high as 24 percent. As for hashish, a resin made from flowers of the female plant, THC levels may be five to ten times higher than crude marijuana"™s.
Marijuana is a Health Risk???
