Pubdate: Thu, 15 Feb 2007
Source: Province, The (CN BC)
Copyright: 2007 The Province
Contact:  http://www.canada.com/theprovince/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/476
Author: Russell Barth
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mjcn.htm (Cannabis - Canada)

POT IS EFFECTIVE TREATMENT FOR MENTAL ILLNESS

Margaret Trudeau shouldn't blame pot for her problems.

"Marijuana can trigger psychosis," said Trudeau, something that has 
never been proven.

I'd love to see the scientific document that supports Trudeau, 
because there is a mountain of evidence that positively implicates 
marijuana as a treatment, not a cause, for mental illnesses.

As a registered medical user of marijuana, I've found that quitting 
pharmaceuticals and using marijuana daily has been instrumental in my recovery.

Trudeau concludes that, because she was using pot at the time of her 
psychosis, the pot must have "caused" the psychosis.

But her logic doesn't work, because correlation is not causation.

The same could be said for coffee, television, chocolate or masturbation.

I submit that Trudeau's mental problems were not "caused" by 
marijuana, but were more from carrying the burden of being the most 
embarrassing "First Lady" Canada has ever had.

Russell Barth,

Ottawa
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