Study claims cannabis use 'less harmful than alcohol'
CANNABIS use is less harmful than drinking or smoking cigarettes and should be legalised, according to a report out today.
The Beckley Foundation's Global Cannabis Commission says banning the drug has backfired and calls for a "serious rethink" of drugs policy.
"Although cannabis can have a negative impact on health, including mental health, in terms of relative harms it is considerably less harmful than alcohol or tobacco," the report says.
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