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

Noticed at Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:16:32 +0100: Aidy informed us:

>> Cannabis use went down after the law was relaxed..
> 
> And how was that counted?

British Crime Survey. That's why the numbers are so much lower than
reality. (16 times in the case of cocaine). Would you admit to being a
criminal to a stranger with a clipboard?

>> Since cannabis use went down after classification to class C, then if
>> psychosis went up as the Daily Mail re****ted, it would indicate an
>> inverse relation****p between cannabis use and psychosis
> 
> So the only affect on psychosis is cannabis use?  And if psychosis goes
up 
> or down it must be related to cannabis use?

That's what the Daily Mail article says, the stupidity of which I was
pointing out.

It's a logical fallacy - Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc - which is far too
complicated for Daily Mail writers and MPs to get to grips with.

> HA HA HA HA HA HA
> 
> And you call me thick?
> 
> LOL
> 
> Stick to throwing silly insults around, I don't think serious discussion
is 
> in your repertoire.

Svenne sometimes slightly over-reacts, usually with good cause :-).

-- 
Dr John Watson
Baker Street