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Cannabis and cannabinoids do have therapeutic potential in a number of medical conditions for which other treatments are not f
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Cannabis and cannabinoids do have therapeutic potential in a number of medical conditions for which other treatments are not fully adequate; but cannabis is not a harmless drug. It produces disinhibition, cognitive difficulties, emotional disturbances, poor motivation and (sometimes) addiction. Cannabis smoke also contains carcinogens, particulate matter and tar suggesting that in regular users it will produce a similar spectrum of respiratory, circulatory and neoplastic diseases to tobacco smoke. Christian doctors need to speak the truth about cannabis's adverse effects, discourage its harmful use and support legislation which protects the vulnerable from exploitation, whilst supporting the evidence-based therapeutic use of cannabinoids where appropriate. Cannabis is the world's most widely used illegal drug. British school children have the highest (around 40 percent) and adults the second highest use compared with the rest of Europe.[1] About one in five 16-29 year olds have used it in the last year, one in eight...
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