| 1. |
Consumption of marijuana is relatively harmless compared to the so-called hard drugs and including tobacco and alcohol; |
| 2. |
There exists no hard evidence demonstrating any irreversible organic or mental damage from the consumption of marijuana; |
| 3. |
That cannabis does cause alteration of mental functions and as such, it would not be prudent to drive a car while intoxicated; |
| 4. |
There is no hard evidence that cannabis consumption induces psychoses; |
| 5. |
Cannabis is not an addictive substance; |
| 6. |
Marijuana is not criminogenic in that there is no evidence of a causal relationship between cannabis use and criminality; |
| 7. |
That the consumption of marijuana probably does not lead to "hard drug" use for the vast majority of marijuana consumers, although there appears to be a statistical relationship between the use of marijuana and a variety of other psychoactive drugs; |
| 8. |
Marijuana does not make people more aggressive or violent; |
| 9. |
There have been no recorded deaths from the consumption of marijuana; |
| 10. |
There is no evidence that marijuana causes amotivational syndrome; |
| 11. |
Less than 1% of marijuana consumers are daily users; |
| 12. |
Consumption in so-called "de-criminalized states" does not increase out of proportion to states where there is no de-criminalization; |
| 13. |
Health related costs of cannabis use are negligible when compared to the costs attributable to tobacco and alcohol consumption. |
