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House
of
Lords
to
Study
Cannabis:
The
Debate
is
Taken
up
at
the
Highest
Levels
of
the
British
Government
3/13/98
Last week (3/4) Britain's House of Lords announced that the Lords Committee
on Science will conduct a study on the risks involved in the use of cannabis,
both medically and recreationally. Issues to be addressed will include
the physiological and psychological effects of cannabis use, variance among
these effects with different methods of administration, whether or not
cannabis is addictive, and the extent of tolerance that develops among
users.
Lord Perry, former Professor of pharmacology and founding vice-chancellor
of the Open University told the Independent on Sunday "The recreational
use of alcohol and tobacco are attached by risks. There is no ban on either
at the moment. The question then arises, at what level of risk should people
be allowed to make their own judgment about whether they're prepared to
take that risk? It's a question of whether the risks that are obtained
in evidence are regarded as sufficient to warrant a government ban, or
whether they are risks that individuals might be expected to take for themselves
-- like tobacco, like alcohol... like coffee, like tea. They're all drugs
that have risks."
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Issue #33, 3/13/98
Colorado: Needle Exchange Killed in Committee -- Activists Vow Civil Disobedience if Necessary | President's Advisory Commission on AIDS to Meet Next Week | A Conversation with Robert Fogel, Member of President's Advisory Commission on AIDS | Medical Marijuana Rally in San Francisco | CNN Online Poll -- 96% Favor Legalizing Medical Marijuana: The people send a message to the politicians | Special Legislative Alert -- House of Representatives to Debate the Medical Use of Marijuana | Bill in Oklahoma Would Allow the Governor to Call Out the National Guard in Drug Cases | New Drug Testing Bill Approved in Iowa Legislature | In Radio Call-In Poll, 84% of Young Brits Claim a Right to Use Drugs: Also... see this week's editorial | House of Lords to Study Cannabis: The Debate is Taken up at the Highest Levels of the British Government | Massive Cannabis Legalization March to be Held in London | Editorial: Americans, the Drug War, and the Concept of Rights
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