This story by Mark Howarth & @Janmacd in @Sunday_Post requires a 🧵:
Blaming diversion schemes & reduced arrests for cannabis possession for increased hospital admissions linked to cannabis is against evidence and plain wrong.
Here’s why 👇
sundaypost.com/fp/the-eye-has…
Blaming diversion schemes & reduced arrests for cannabis possession for increased hospital admissions linked to cannabis is against evidence and plain wrong.
Here’s why 👇
sundaypost.com/fp/the-eye-has…
Claiming reduction in possession charges thru diversion led to more psychosis is nonsensical.
Reducing criminal justice involvement opens up space for a public health response. Less ppl in jail and more receiving treatment if needed is a sign of progress, not of regression.
Reducing criminal justice involvement opens up space for a public health response. Less ppl in jail and more receiving treatment if needed is a sign of progress, not of regression.
A 2018 study w 180,000 ppl found weak evidence of a causal link from cann use to schizophrenia, & much stronger evidence for a link from schizophrenia to cann use.
Ppl w schizophrenia have a higher chance of using cannabis, NOT other way
nature.com/articles/s4159…
Ppl w schizophrenia have a higher chance of using cannabis, NOT other way
nature.com/articles/s4159…
This is VERY important to acknowledge as ppl with schizophrenia may be self-medicating with cannabis or using it to cope with symptoms.
Cannabis should not only be seen as an aggravator, but potentially a therapeutic option.
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Cannabis should not only be seen as an aggravator, but potentially a therapeutic option.
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Cannabis regulation creates age controls to stop <18s from buying it anywhere.
Canadian research also shows legalisation DIDN’T increase youth prevalence in many nations, & that cann may be one of many factors leading to psychosis:
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
Canadian research also shows legalisation DIDN’T increase youth prevalence in many nations, & that cann may be one of many factors leading to psychosis:
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
More people seeking treatment for psychosis & schizophrenia is not bc of diversion. It’s because of no control over cannabis potency brought about by iron law of prohibition:
The stronger the criminal repression of drugs, the stronger the drugs get.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28735773/
The stronger the criminal repression of drugs, the stronger the drugs get.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28735773/
Cannabis related psychosis lowered when cannabis was a class C drug, and WENT UP when it’s scheduled up to a class B.
We’re not making this up. This again is the iron law in action:
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
We’re not making this up. This again is the iron law in action:
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Decrim is rejected even when it reduced the overall n of ppl in treatment for cann psychosis.
Sources for PT data onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…
sicad.pt/BK/Estatistica… p.4
Sources for Scotland:
publichealthscotland.scot/publications/d…
gov.scot/binaries/conte… p.8
How is decrim worse?
Sources for PT data onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…
sicad.pt/BK/Estatistica… p.4
Sources for Scotland:
publichealthscotland.scot/publications/d…
gov.scot/binaries/conte… p.8
How is decrim worse?
The Post obviously thinks that human trafficking is no excuse for growing cannabis AGAINST THEIR WILL suggesting they got off lightly ⁉
Nice to see victim blaming alive and well!
Nice to see victim blaming alive and well!
If you want to support people with health problems, then in no world should you support criminalisation. Problems are only driven away from services.
People who use drugs are not criminals.
TL;DR: #decrimnow
People who use drugs are not criminals.
TL;DR: #decrimnow
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