Pubdate: Tue, 11 Dec 2001
Source: Otago Daily Times (New Zealand)
Copyright: Allied Press Limited, 2001
Contact:  http://www2.odt.co.nz
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/925
Author: Mark Long, Hampdon.

MEDICINAL CANNABIS NO JUSTIFICATION FOR RECREATIONAL USE

NUMEROUS RESEARCH articles present strong evidence for the adverse effects 
of smoking marijuana. But some people believe it should be legalised, or 
decriminalised, due to its medicinal properties (which are still 
controversial). In context, it would be fair to assume that a great 
majority of current marijuana users definitely do not use it for medicinal 
purposes. It is more sought after as a means of escape, a brief exit from 
the reality of normal life. I cannot understand current supporters of the 
drug using the argument of its medicinal uses to justify its 
decriminalisation. Maybe one day, it could be obtained via prescription, 
for medicinal purposes, but under no government should it be made more 
accessible to the public than it is now.

By Mark Long, Hampdon.
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