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<br /> UK Effect O[ Drug Law Queat<oued http //www meprnc org/drugnewa/v01/x309/e06 html~39 i <br /> UK: Effect Of Drug Law Questioned <br /> URL: httpd/www.mapinaorg/drugnewa/v011nS00/s06.htm1 <br /> Newshawk: Ken Russell <br /> Pubdate: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 <br /> Source: Dominion, The (New Zealand) <br /> Copyright: 2001 The Dominion <br /> Contact: lettersCQ~domuuon.co.nz <br /> Address: P O Box 1297, Wellington, New Zealand <br /> Faz: +64 4 474-0350 <br /> Website: httn://www.inl.co.nz/wnUdomimon/index.html <br /> Source: Dominion, The (New Zealand) <br /> EFFECT OF DRUG LAW QUESTIONED <br /> Removing criminal penalt>ee for cannabis possession might not lead to <br /> increased drug use, a report published in the British Journal of <br /> Psychiatry has found. <br /> The study, sponsored by the United States RAND Drug Policy Research <br /> Centre, notes that a far greater percentage of Americana aged 12 and <br /> older (33 per cent) reported having tried cannabis than their Dutch <br /> counterparts (16 per cent <br /> This was despite the sale and possession of the drug being permitted Ln <br /> the Netherlands. <br /> Dutch figures also indicated that decrim>nahsat>on appeared to have some <br /> success >,n separating cannabis from the hard-drug market. Similar <br /> findings were noted Ln Italy and Spaln. <br /> The authors concluded: "Our judgement, based on rev>ew of the research <br /> literature, is that at present the primary harms of marihuana use come <br /> from crLminahsat>on. This prohibition inflicts harms directly and is <br /> costly." <br /> MAP posted-hy Larry Stevens <br /> iiii. .....r <br /> 1 of 2 02/20/2001 11 21 PM <br /> <br />