Fernando
There was an article in yesterday's newspaper (The Independent) about possible
links between schizophrenia and regular use of cannabis:
http://ind.pn/ThVkA4
And it is continued with Part 2 today. My brother certainly suffered mentally
from his heavy and frequent use of the drug. But I suppose that alcohol or
tobacco has a lasting effect, albeit in different ways.
Chris
On 27 Nov 2012, at 00:56, Fernando Gonzalez Gentile
<fgonzalezgentile@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Obviously, I cannot let this post pass by ...
> Didn't knew how things are going in WA. Here, it's not legalized, it's
> the government who says it might be, and still under discussion.
> I agree our country cannot afford fighting drug dealers and organized crime.
> I suspect the party which won the past two periods needs to get more
> votes, as this administration showed dangerous weaknesses. The
> original idea was spoken loud by one traditional party leader, more
> than 10 years ago.
> Real problem is violence (new social problem in this small country
> under a socialist government) - and theoretically, legalizing pot
> would diminish the demand of poisonous cheap cocaine, which no doubt
> increases violent behaviour (addictive and induced confusional states
> [delirium]).
> Personally, I think that demystifying the use of pot might lead to a
> decrease in its demand - and an increase in tax income.
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