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Cannabis - Did you know that…
- Cannabis contains more than 400 chemicals. The main psychoactive ingredient is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, or ‘THC’ ?
- Cannabis contains more tar than tobacco, and has a higher concentration of carcinogens (cancer-causing agents) ?
- Cannabis became a controlled substance in Britain in 1928 ?
- 44% of 16 to 29 year-olds have tried cannabis at some point in their lives. Half of them have used it in the last year ?
- In 1998, 76% of people arrested for drugs offences in Britain were charged with possession of cannabis ?
- Smoking marijuana is more popular in America than surfing the Internet ?
Source: BBC.CO.UK/science
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June 20th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
newscientist.comAnd that “alcohol impairs driving more than marijuana?” http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn2063-alcohol-impairs-driving-more-than-marijuana.html