More 12-year-olds in the U.S. get high by sniffing inhalants than by using marijuana, cocaine or hallucinogens combined, according to a US Government report published this week.
Data from the latest ‘National Survey on Drug Use and Health’ shows a rate of lifetime inhalant use among 12 year olds of 6.9 percent, compared to a...
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breaking news
- Does cannabis help patients? - Omaha World-Herald
- Legalise drugs and a worldwide epidemic of addiction will follow - The Guardian
- Britain's drug policy will not improve until we are bold enough to experiment - The Guardian
- Cannabis worth '3.25L seized from 4-wheeler in Talegaon - Times of India
- Hey Dawg, do you have any cannabis? Er, no, this is the Sheriff and you are busted - Daily Mail
parliament news
- Children: Trafficking — Question (27 Jul 2010)
- Written Answers — Justice: Out-of-Court Disposals (27 Jul 2010)
- Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment No. 2) Order 2010: Motion to Approve (21 Jul 2010)
- Scottish Parliament written answers — Justice: Justice (15 Jul 2010)
- Written Answers — Justice: Prison Sentences: Drugs (15 Jul 2010)
Science
12 year olds in USA more likely to sniff glue than smoke weed
Hawaii may allow growing weed for personal medical use
Possession of small amounts of marijuana would be decriminalized under legislation advancing through the Hawaii state Senate.
The Senate Judiciary Committee has already passed a measure capping the penalty for possession of less than an ounce of marijuana at $100.
A separate bill that has just cleared its final Senate committee would permit medical marijuana...
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Drug Users Know Their Stuff
DRUG USERS are well informed about the harms associated with the drugs they use, and perceive alcohol and tobacco to be amongst the most dangerous substances, according to a survey by UCL (University College London) and Imperial College London researchers.
The findings, published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, suggest that the current system of classifying...
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New Brain Scan Research Technique finds no cannabis effect on teenage tokers
DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING, a newly developed magnetic resonance imaging technique, enables researchers to gain a better understanding of the effects of cannabis on the brain.
In a preliminary study published today in the open access journal Harm Reduction Journal, researchers used diffusion tensor imaging to compare the brain tissue of young people who had used...
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Advisory Council says ‘Leave it in Class C’
report by Steve Barker
It was back in March 2002 when the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs published their report which recommended that cannabis was moved to class C.
In March 2005 Home Secretary Clarke asked the Advisory Council to reconsider their recommendation in the light of recent research into the relationship between...
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‘Sunday Times’ Report On Mental Health and Cannabis was a “distortion and factually wrong” says Addaction.
LAST WEEKEND’S extremely worrying ‘Sunday Times’ story “Mental Health Problems Soar Among Children Using Cannabis” (Sep 18th), was “entirely misleading” says a statement published on the website of ‘Addaction’, a leading UK drug and alcohol treatment charity.
Rosie Brocklehurst, Director of Communications at Addaction is quoted:
“This report on Page 7 of the paper...
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