Marijuana

[Terry]

INCB Membership
The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) consists of 13 members who are elected by the Economic and Social Council and who serve in their personal capacity, not as government representatives. Three members with medical, pharmacological or pharmaceutical experience are elected from a list of persons nominated by the World Health Organization (WHO) and 10 members are elected from a list of persons nominated by Governments.

The term of office of each member of the Board shall end on the eve of the first meeting of the Board which his successor shall be entitled to attend (Article 10 paragraph 2 of the 1961 Single Convention).

The members, with mandates expiring in the year indicated below, are:
Current memberss:
Hamid GHODSE
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
2012

Galina Aleksandrovna KORCHAGINA
Russian Federation
2015

Carola LANDER
Germany
2012

Melvyn LEVITSKY
USA
2012

Marc MOINARD
France
2015

Jorge MONTAÑO
Mexico
2012

Lochan NAIDOO
South Africa
2015

Rajat RAY 
India
2015

Viroj SUMYAI  Thailand
2015

Sri SURYAWATI
Indonesia
2012

Camilo URIBE GRANJA
Colombia
2015

Raymond YANS
Belgium
2012

Xin YU 13 members who are elected by the Economic and Social Council
China
2012


Elected by ECOSOC from among nominees submitted by WHO.
YEA!  From the looks of that list, I'd believe anything they said    ::D:

[Terry]

Economic and Social Council:

[mr.willy]

Australian Parents for Drug Free Youth
http://members.optusnet.com.au/~apfdfy/
An anti-drug educational site from the land down under.
(Last checked 11/11/09)

A HAT-TRICK OF INFORMATION ABOUT MARIJUANA



Did you know...

marijuana (pot, grass, weed) smoke contains substantially more cancer-causing chemicals than tobacco smoke

chemical ingredients in marijuana can stay in the body up to a month following the smoking of a single joint

today's marijuana is about 20 times stronger than marijuana used in the 1960's

marijuana users can experience a pyschological dependence on the drug and can develop a tolerance to the drug, requiring them to use more or stronger forms of marijuana to achieve the same level of "high"

the effects of marijuana can linger long after the "high" is gone

Regular marijuana use causes these symptoms- sooner or later:

lack of motivation

red eyes and fatigue

decreased performance in schoolwork and sports

loss of timing

loss of short term memory

changes in grooming and appearance

abrupt mood changes

impaired driving ability

irritability and increasing friction with peers and family

Marijuana use affects the body and how it functions:

it increases the heart rate

it irritates the lungs and impairs the lung's ability to expel bacteria and other foreign substances

it interferes with the ability to concentrate, which is necessary for basic academic skills, like reading comprehension, verbal and arithmetic problem solving, and overall thinking ability

it interferes with motor skills by slowing down reaction time, distorting visual perception, and minimizing coordination

in the male, it can reduce sperm production and mobility

in the female, it can cause irregular menstrual cycles and egg production

it interferes with psychological functioning, personality development and emotional growth



Misdiagnosed suicide from lethal cocktail

DEATHS from a lethal cocktail of cannabis and anti-depressant medication were often misdiagnosed as youth suicide, an anti-drug forum in Sydney  NSW Australia was told on June 19 1999.

Many deaths linked to the combination might have been misdiagnosed as drug-suicides, Sydney psychophysiologist John Anderson said.

A keynote speaker at the Keep Our Kids Alive forum, Dr Anderson argued against the belief cannabis was not harmful, telling of an eight- year-old drug dealer and user working Sydney's streets.

Dr Anderson said it was well known that cannabis abuse led to clinical depression, but not that its excessive consumption combined with the prescribed amount of anti- depressants led to toxic effects and death. "We know from a lot of animal studies that cannabis inhibits a very particular enzyme in the body which is necessary to metabolise anti-depressants," he said.

"If that's not present it's not metabolised ... the anti-depressant medication cannot be broken down. In fact it reverses the metabolism." He cited the example of a young depressed person rightfully receiving anti-depressant medication from a doctor, but failing to mention heavy cannabis use.

"The kid takes the anti-depressant exactly as prescribed and uses the cannabis, but because it's chewing up the particular enzyme the anti-depressant can't be metabolised and it builds up in the body.

"Some time later the kid's suddenly dead, assumed to have committed suicide because of depression."



Dr Anderson said an autopsy would find an increased amount of anti-depressant unbroken down - leading to an assumption of suicide by overdose with antidepressants.

"But it's not. He took it as pre- scribed. Why did he die?

"Because he was using cannabis and it was stopping the breaking down."

Dr Anderson said this was more than a hypothetical problem and believed it was prevalent.





Sources For Information:

American Academy of Pediatrics, "What You Should Know About Marijuana", 1980

American Medical Association, Drug Abuse: a guide for the primary care physician, 1981

Manatt, Marsha, Ph.D., Parents, Peers, and Pot, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 1979

Mann, Peggy, "The Battle Against Pot: How Parents Are Fighting To Keep Children Off Drugs", Ladies' Home Journal, October, 1980

National Institute on Drug Abuse, "For Parents Only: What You Need To Know About Marijuana", revised 1981

Pollin, William, M.D., Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse, in a statement on Health and Educational Effects of Marijuana on Youth before the Subcommittee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate, October 21, 1981

Drug Precipice, UNSW Press Book, 1998



If you don't or can't believe the statements made - contact these addresses for full reports:

A.P.F.D.F.Y
P.O. Box 73
MARYBOROUGH QLD 4650
PHONE: (07) 4121 2600
FAX: (07) 4123 3810

P.R.Y.D.E.
P.O. Box 372
CRONULLA NSW 2230
PHONE: (02) 9544 2359
FAX: (02) 9527 8621

 
Information is supplied by the APFDFY PO Box 73 Maryborough Qld 4650 Australia Phone/Fax 0741 233 810

http://members.optusnet.com.au/~apfdfy/Hat.html



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[Terry]

Yes Willy all the copy & posted info below is true  (( but )) it's because the 'stuff' was abused;
Do all things "U" do in moderation  DON"T DO SOME THINGS!  ::O:


Did you know...

marijuana (pot, grass, weed) smoke contains substantially more cancer-causing chemicals than tobacco smoke

chemical ingredients in marijuana can stay in the body up to a month following the smoking of a single joint

today's marijuana is about 20 times stronger than marijuana used in the 1960's

marijuana users can experience a pyschological dependence on the drug and can develop a tolerance to the drug, requiring them to use more or stronger forms of marijuana to achieve the same level of "high"

the effects of marijuana can linger long after the "high" is gone

Regular marijuana use causes these symptoms- sooner or later:

lack of motivation

red eyes and fatigue

decreased performance in schoolwork and sports

loss of timing

loss of short term memory

changes in grooming and appearance

abrupt mood changes

impaired driving ability

irritability and increasing friction with peers and family

Marijuana use affects the body and how it functions:

it increases the heart rate

it irritates the lungs and impairs the lung's ability to expel bacteria and other foreign substances

it interferes with the ability to concentrate, which is necessary for basic academic skills, like reading comprehension, verbal and arithmetic problem solving, and overall thinking ability

it interferes with motor skills by slowing down reaction time, distorting visual perception, and minimizing coordination

in the male, it can reduce sperm production and mobility

in the female, it can cause irregular menstrual cycles and egg production

it interferes with psychological functioning, personality development and emotional growth

[mr.willy]

(( but )) it's because the 'stuff' was abused;

habit forming  or abused maybe the correct way to describe its "addiction" potential in my opinion also. ;D

[Terry]

Addiction                                                                                                                     Historically, addiction has been defined with regard solely to psychoactive substances (for example alcohol, tobacco and other drugs) which cross the blood-brain barrier once ingested, temporarily altering the chemical milieu of the brain.

Many people, both psychology professionals and laymen, now feel that there should be accommodation made to include psychological dependency on such things as gambling, food, sex, pornography, computers, video games, internet, work, exercise, idolising, watching TV or certain types of non-pornographic videos, spiritual obsession, cutting and shopping so these behaviors count as 'addictions' as well and cause guilt, shame, fear, hopelessness, failure, rejection, anxiety, or humiliation symptoms associated with, among other medical conditions, depression and epilepsy.
...in my opinion anything that is 'habit' forming or becomes 'habit' is an addiction; from combing your hair a certain way over & over to cursing or swearing.  "WE" all have addictions to something or some things which simply means it's became 'habit'!

[Palehorse]

It would appear the day of reckoning draws near, and what will you do when California passes the law making mary jane legal?

"Run! The sky is falling!"  ::D:

[Terry]

Is n't the situation bad enough without all of these lies obscuring the field?                                                                                                                                                                                                                  California passes the law making mary jane legal


For medicinal (def.) [[ of, or having the properties of,medicine; curing, healing, or relieving]] purposes  ONLY!
or relieving * That's what 'i' use Canadian Mist for, but since 'i' can't stand the taste of mecicine 'i' cut it with diet coke.  ::D:

[mr.willy]

Prop. 19 will flicker out. ::D:

[Palehorse]

LONDON — Alcohol is a more dangerous drug than both crack and heroin when the combined harms to the user and to others are assessed, British scientists said Monday.

Presenting a new scale of drug harm that rates the damage to users themselves and to wider society, the scientists rated alcohol the most harmful overall and almost three times as harmful as cocaine or tobacco.

According to the scale, devised by a group of scientists including Britain's Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs (ISCD) and an expert adviser to the European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), heroin and crack cocaine rank as the second and third most harmful drugs.

Ecstasy is only an eighth as harmful as alcohol, according to the scientists' analysis.. .

http://www.comcast.net/articles/news-general/20101101/NEWS-US-DRUGS-ALCOHOL/

[mr.willy]

Palehorse A small percentage of alcohol drinkers become alcoholics, while 100% of heroin users become addicted junkies!

I also notice your post article was (Editing by Alison Williams) what did they leave out ????? ::D: ::D: ::D: ::D:

[Palehorse]

. . .

For medicinal (def.) [[ of, or having the properties of,medicine; curing, healing, or relieving]] purposes  ONLY!
or relieving * That's what 'i' use Canadian Mist for, but since 'i' can't stand the taste of mecicine 'i' cut it with diet coke.  ::D:

More lies. Prop 19 will legalize the use of mary jane by private individuals and decriminalize its possession!

[Palehorse]

Palehorse A small percentage of alcohol drinkers become alcoholics, while 100% of heroin users become addicted junkies! . . .

I would not argue the fact that heroin is addictive, but do you have any scientific data to support you opinion?  Heroin is also, and rightfully, illegal. . .

[mr.willy]

I also notice your post article was (Editing by Alison Williams) what did they leave out

No answer.. ::D: ::D: ::D: ::D: ::D: ::D:

[mr.willy]

I also notice your post article was (Editing by Alison Williams) what did they leave out

No answer.. ::D: ::D: ::D: ::D: ::D: ::D:


Definitions of Multi-criteria decision analysis on the Web:

Multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA), sometimes called multi-criteria decision making (MCDM), is a discipline aimed at supporting decision makers who are faced with making numerous and conflicting evaluations. ...  ::D: ::D: ::D: ::D: ::D: ::D: ::D: