ALCOHOL IS THE PUPPY COMPARED WITH THE USE OF CANNABIS

With reference to the letter from Howard J Wooldridge (Nice try Mr
Jones, November 26), I'm appalled by his gross misrepresentations
about the mind-altering drug known as cannabis. I really do wish these
self-styled "experts" would keep quiet.

The writer claims that cannabis's drawbacks are a puppy compared with
the use of alcohol. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Those who regard alcohol as a much stronger drug are living completely
in the past - the hippy era to be precise. While it's true that
cannabis grown in the 60s and 70s had quite low THC levels, the same
cannot be said of modern high-grade cannabis.

It's a hard drug that's certainly not to be used by people who need to
drive cars or operate equipment/machinery etc.

If anything, Mr Wooldridge, it's alcohol which is the puppy compared
with the use of cannabis. Alcohol is always sold under strict
guidelines with the alcoholic percentage clearly stated.

Not so with cannabis, which is peddled on the streets without any
health warnings at all. People who smoke cannabis have simply no idea
what THC levels they are taking into their blood streams.

Cannabis has become a very strong drug and trying to make people think
it's a chill-out drug from the 1960s is both unreasonable and highly
dangerous.

Aled Jones, Mount Crescent, Bridlington