We were
impressed by the NSW Parliamentary Drug Summit. It was a very human experience. It often
takes personal contact for people to realise the extent of the nightmare created by
Prohibition.
This drug
summit set a new direction for dealing with drug issues, where health outcomes were as
important as law and order. It is critical that these issues continue to be addressed with
the same level of compassion and care shared by us all towards the end of the Summit.
Pot smokers
live in a massive alienated culture, created by the prohibition of Nature’s most
popular traditional herbal medicines. The cannabis culture is changing rapidly. Indoor
hydroponically grown cannabis now dominates the market and heroin is cheaper.
To us, there
was an obvious lack of factual information about cannabis or cannabis use, despite
thousands of valid scientific studies conducted over the last 100 years. And because it is
a criminal culture by law, not by nature, it is hard to access information.
We are
concerned about the many common misunderstandings about cannabis, so we have collected our
thoughts on what we think is relevant information, with a list of references for those who
wish to research further.
We are keen
to help, and offer you plenty of knowledge and experience! The situation today for young
people is far more dangerous than twenty or thirty years ago. Stronger addictive drugs are
everywhere and cannabis has changed from a shared ritual to big business.
