Re: Daily Mail: Mental illness in under-16s soared after cannabis laws were relaxed

Noticed at Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:32:09 +0100: Aidy informed us:

> I think you've been smoking a little too much.

Ah! An ad-hominem. A good start....

>The article is saying  that since the laws have been relaxed (and by
>implication that cannabis use has increased) that mental health problems
>have also increased.

But cannabis use HAS NOT increased. It has fallen by about 20%.

"Since cannabis was downgraded the pro****tion of young people using it has
fallen each year from 25.3% in 2003-4 to 20.9% now. Among those aged 16 to
59, the pro****tion over the same period has fallen from 10.8% to 8.2%."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2007/oct/26/drugsandalcohol.homeaffairs

IF cannabis use is falling AND psychoses are increasing THEN cannabis use
prevents psychosis (using Daily Mail "logic").

I think you've been reading to a little too much Daily Mail implications.

-- 
Dr John Watson
Baker Street