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Friday, November 6, 2009

Reefer Madness

A report by the World Health Organization, (WHO) has been suppressed. The report demonstrated that marijuana is less harmful than alcohol or tobacco. Some of the medical professionals on the panel that did the study want the information released.

"Had the WHO published their work, it would have given cannabis a public and scientific legitimacy that the United States and United Nations have long denied, as part of their "war against drugs". But there is growing evidence that the criminalisation is unjustified."

Read about it here.

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