Canadian officials want to abandon plans to legalize marijuana

KIEV. June 25. UNN. In the summer of 2017 canadian officials said about the dangers of marijuana and the likely failure of the government to the legalization of this type of drug. The final decision is still pending, but research scientists forced the government to change its assessment of the situation. It is reported by UNN with reference to the Daily Mail.

Officials referred to a study by Bristol University, which was attended by 5,000 315 adolescents. The results of a study published in June 2017 editions of the Science Daily Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, showed that Teens aged 13 to 18 years who regularly smoke marijuana, 26 times more likely to move on to other drugs in the age of 21 than their peers without such habits.

So, marijuana use increases the risk of the interest of cocaine, amphetamines, hallucinogens and heroin. In addition, smokers of marijuana problems with memory, coordination of movements, which can lead to death, for example, on the road.

In General, scientists at the University of Bristol also came to the conclusion that there is no safe way to use marijuana.

These high rates have led to the fact that officials of different countries, including Canada, made a number of guidelines on how to limit the negative aspects of the use of “grass”, when Canada had previously announced plans to legalize the drug.

Further health problems Teens who use marijuana, wrote in the American journal of public health. There is reported the recommendations of the experts to refrain from encouraging young people to consume this drug.

On the one hand, marijuana may help some conditions such as epilepsy, reduce menstrual cramps and can even be used as alternatives to opioid painkillers. On the other hand, Smoking weed impairs health.

At the moment, the rate of marijuana use in Canada are among the highest in the world: this is the “grass” smoke more than 10 per cent of adults and 25 percent of adolescents.

About the plans of the government of Canada to legalize marijuana, the CBC reported in March 2017. “The government next month will introduce a bill in Parliament, on July 1, 2018 to legalize marijuana in Canada”, – was stated in the story.

We will remind, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko urged to legalize marijuana.