News (Media Awareness Project) - UK: PUB LTE: Young People Attracted To Cannabis Because Of Ban |
| Title: | UK: PUB LTE: Young People Attracted To Cannabis Because Of Ban |
| Published On: | 2001-10-25 |
| Source: | Daily Telegraph (UK) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-25 06:08:39 |
YOUNG PEOPLE ATTRACTED TO CANNABIS BECAUSE OF BAN
SIR - Your leading article draws the wrong conclusion about the
legalisation of cannabis for the 18 - 25 age group. The point is not that
this impressionable group is attracted to cannabis itself, but to the
present illegality of it. Having had the thrill of trying something which
the state bans, most of these young people lose the urge to move on to
harder, more dangerous drugs.
Lee Craven
London EC1
SIR - Your leading article draws the wrong conclusion about the
legalisation of cannabis for the 18 - 25 age group. The point is not that
this impressionable group is attracted to cannabis itself, but to the
present illegality of it. Having had the thrill of trying something which
the state bans, most of these young people lose the urge to move on to
harder, more dangerous drugs.
Lee Craven
London EC1
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