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THE LIES ABOUT MARIJUANA USE

LIE NUMBER 1

Marijuana is Less Dangerous Than Alcohol and Tobacco Use.

Even though the tar content of cannabis smoke is higher than that of an
ordinary pure tobacco cigarette, no filter is used. Cannabis smoke contains
twice as much carcinogenic substance as tobacco. The risk of it causing
cancer is greatly increased.

Marijuana use leads to an addiction. Mild withdrawal symptoms are due to the
slow elimination of the drug from the body. Breaking of the habit is a
tedious process in which, over many months, the former chronic user is faced
with negative psychological effects.

Users of cannabis move more easily on to using other narcotic drugs than
their drug-free contemporaries. At least 80% of those who later become
heroin and cocaine addicts started their career in drugs with hashish or
marijuana.

Clearly, marijuana is a more pervasively dangerous substance than tobacco
because of its intoxicating effects, plus the long term harmful effects on
several organs of the body which are not affected by the use of tobacco.

LIE NUMBER 2

Marijuana Is A Medically Necessary Drug

In 1979, Keith Stroup, then director of the National Organization for Reform
of Marijuana Laws (NORML), which also has an active branch in Canada, stated
his organization was attempting to get marijuana medically reclassified in
order "to use the issue as a red herring to give marijuana a good name."
This "red herring" strategy of NORML has been most effective in causing
confusion and controversy among the general public.

The facts remain, however, that in 1989, after an extensive inquiry, the US
government issued an order rejecting an application to reschedule marijuana
for medicinal use.

In its report, it stated that NORML and ACT (Alliance for Cannabis
Therapeutics),
. have attempted to perpetuate a dangerous and cruel hoax on the American
public by claiming that cannabis has currently accepted medical use.

In 1993, the US Congress issued another statement which confirmed the
previous findings. It stated:
Following exhaustive studies of existing data by the National Institute for
Health, scientists concluded that there is no clinical evidence to suggest
that smoked marijuana is superior to currently available therapies for
glaucoma, weight loss and wasting associated with AIDS, nausea and vomiting
associated with cancer chemotherapy, muscular spasticity associated with
multiple sclerosis or intractable pain.

Similar conclusions have been published in reports from other countries,
including the Netherlands (which is the home of one of the most liberal drug
policies in the world).

LIE NUMBER 3

Police and Court Time Should Be Spent on More Important Matters

Never before in the history of civilization have young people been so
exposed to and affected by mind-altering drugs. The cumulative effect of
their use has widespread implications for our future.

Young people are confused and misinformed about the dangers of marijuana,
particularly when prominent public figures and drug advisers promote
decriminalization. Some have even recommended legalized possession and the
right to grow cannabis for personal use. This is neither rational nor
sensible and such proposals undermine the efforts of parents who are trying
to influence their children not to use drugs to protect both the health and
future of their children.

One of the major arguments is that the greatest harm is produced by the
criminalization of the use of illicit drugs. But mind-altering drugs are not
harmful because they are illegal; they are illegal because they are harmful
to use and cause serious social problems when they are used widely in the
community.

It is a great disservice to young people and to society to facilitate the
use of marijuana by decriminalizing it. The law plays an important role in
reinforcing preventive strategies which protect society. Criminalizing
marijuana use is extremely important. It underscores the truth - namely,
that marijuana use is a serious health and social risk. Criminalizing
marijuana also enables those found guilty of using it to be given treatment,
education and rehabilitation.

LIE NUMBER 4

Marijuana Use Does Not Lead to Other Drug Use

There is no doubt that most heroin and cocaine addicts started their drug
taking careers with marijuana use. Far more importantly, it has been
established that young people who do not use marijuana rarely become regular
users of any other illegal drug.

Clearly, if the numbers of cannabis users can be reduced, the number of
users of other illegal drugs will be reduced as well. This in turn will
influence the profile of the drug trade. In other words, because marijuana
is often the link between legal and illegal drugs, it is therefore the
lynchpin of the drug culture.

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