One young man who identified himself as Panda said he got "high as ****" in front of a couple police officers. He said he was walking down the street downtown when an officer told him he smelled like marijuana.
Cannabis health dangers 'underestimated' (factually wrong)
A third of people think cannabis is harmless, despite it being 20 times more carcinogenic to smoke than tobacco, according to a report published today (Wednesday).
Young people are particularly ignorant of the health dangers posed by smoking cannabis, found the British Lung Foundation.
The British Lung Foundation, which produced the report, said there was “an alarming disconnect” between public perception of the drug as safe, and “the serious, even fatal impact it can have”.
Almost nine in 10 people think tobacco cigarettes are more damaging to health than cannabis ones, found the BLF.
The charity reviewed existing scientific evidence on the health impacts of smoking cannabis, and reported there was strong evidence it contributed to diseases including lung cancer, tuberculosis and acute bronchitis.
It interferes massively in people with schizophrenia as does alcohol. Please don't argue with me about this - I have had first hand experience of that - not me I might add.
Washington state kicked off its effort to sign up uninsured residents for health insurance through a new federal law at a Tuesday meeting in Seattle....
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