News (Media Awareness Project) - Canada: LTE: Marijuana Drawback |
| Title: | Canada: LTE: Marijuana Drawback |
| Published On: | 2002-08-24 |
| Source: | Globe and Mail (Canada) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-22 14:07:25 |
MARIJUANA DRAWBACK
Ottawa -- According to Sam Mercer (letter -- Aug. 22), Dr. Raju Hajela's
claim that a single marijuana joint is as harmful as 10 cigarettes is "a
baseless anecdote."
In fact, this claim is based on sound scientific evidence. A peer-reviewed
article in the New England Journal of Medicine states that smoking three or
four joints a day damages the respiratory system as much as does smoking a
pack of cigarettes a day.
Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada,
Ottawa -- According to Sam Mercer (letter -- Aug. 22), Dr. Raju Hajela's
claim that a single marijuana joint is as harmful as 10 cigarettes is "a
baseless anecdote."
In fact, this claim is based on sound scientific evidence. A peer-reviewed
article in the New England Journal of Medicine states that smoking three or
four joints a day damages the respiratory system as much as does smoking a
pack of cigarettes a day.
Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada,
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