Harmless Cannabis? “ Claims that cannabis is harmless have been undermined by a new report which warns that the drug is becoming more powerful and can lead to severe long - term health damage, ” reports The Independent of London. Professor Heather Ashton of Newcastle University, England, says: “Cannabis affects almost every body system. It combines many of the properties of alcohol, tranquillisers, opiates and hallucinogens. ” It is known to seriously impair driving skills. It can also provoke acute mental illness, including schizophrenia; does five times more damage to the lungs than do cigarettes; may cause rare throat cancers; and may bring on fatal heart attacks in some young users. In the 1960 ’ s, one marijuana cigarette typically contained 10 milligrams of THC, a chemical affecting the brain. “ Now, with more sophisticated cultivation and plant breeding, a joint may contain 150mg of THC and up to 300mg if it is laced with hashish oil, ” explains the newspaper. Do You Understand Your Doctor? “ Communication between doctors and patients is in trouble, ” reports Brazil’s Folha de S.
იმ ფაქტის მხედველობაში მიღებით, რომ ევროპაში ქაღალდის გამოყენება XII საუკუნიდან დაიწყეს და რომ გუტენბერგმა ბეჭდვა მხოლოდ XV საუკუნეში გამოიგონა, გაზეთი შენიშნავს: „შეიძლება ჩავთვალოთ, რომ ქაღალდის წარმოება ჩინეთში ახ.