Comments on: Cannabis Classification http://drugeducationforum.wordpress.com/2008/02/04/cannabis-classification/ News and views from the Drug Education Forum Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:52:46 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: oldskool89 http://drugeducationforum.wordpress.com/2008/02/04/cannabis-classification/#comment-10582 oldskool89 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:54:59 +0000 http://drugeducationforum.wordpress.com/?p=1005#comment-10582 its all bollocks free the weed legalise it the government trust all these scientist but these people have never had a drag off a spliff EVER you simply dont know anything!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! its all bollocks free the weed legalise it the government trust all these scientist but these people have never had a drag off a spliff EVER you simply dont know anything!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: Peter O'Loughlin http://drugeducationforum.wordpress.com/2008/02/04/cannabis-classification/#comment-10487 Peter O'Loughlin Sat, 09 Feb 2008 12:04:22 +0000 http://drugeducationforum.wordpress.com/?p=1005#comment-10487 The UKDPC's submission on cannabis to the ACDM seeks to ignore the findings of the far more extensive research reported by the objective Rand Corporation, the key findings of which now follow: Although some consider experimenting with marijuana normal behavior for adolescents, those adolescents who abstain are not maladjusted as others have reported. Young abstainers do better than experimenters into young adulthood. Even strict abstainers — youth who avoidall drugs —fare well in life. Solitary substance use is not uncommon among youth. Young solitary users are an overlooked at risk group who face a wide range of psychosocialand behavioural difficulties as teens and young adults. The UKDPC’s submission on cannabis to the ACDM seeks to ignore the findings of the far more extensive research reported by the objective Rand Corporation, the key findings of which now follow:

Although some consider experimenting
with marijuana normal behavior for
adolescents, those adolescents who
abstain are not maladjusted as others have reported.

Young abstainers do better than
experimenters into young adulthood.
Even strict abstainers — youth who avoidall drugs —fare well in life.

Solitary substance use is not uncommon
among youth.

Young solitary users are an overlooked at risk group who face a wide range of
psychosocialand behavioural difficulties as teens and young adults.

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