Opinion

Will relaxing laws on cannabis use help or harm us?

By Jeremy Hanson
February 9 2019 - 12:00am

Cannabis use is viewed by some in our community as harmless, and they often confuse the positive effects of medical cannabis with the potentially very harmful effects of illicit cannabis with its high concentrations of tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC. ACT Labor and the Greens’ desire to legalise cannabis and make it more accessible fails to consider the harm this may cause to vulnerable cannabis users who could develop mental illness as a result.

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