Doctors Debate If Marijuana Is A ‘Gateway Drug’
POT TV - Dr. Carl Hart and Dr. Drew Pinsky debate whether marijuana use leads to addiction to other drugs, hosted by Anderson Cooper.
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Clearing the Smoke: The Science of Cannabis
MontanaPBS Presents: Clearing the Smoke: The Science of Cannabis.
In this 2011 documentary, Clearing the Smoke, reveals how cannabis acts on the brain and in the body to treat nausea, pain, epilepsy and potentially even cancer.
Extensive interviews with patients, doctors, researchers and skeptics detail the promises and the limitations of medicinal cannabis. Even though the video has an American perspective, marijuana use is illegal throughout many countries of the world for reasons that are not clear.
Top Doctors Say Canada’s Drug War Doesn’t Work
From CTV: "The Harper government's tough-on-crime approach to drug control is being attacked by some of the country's leading figures in public health. Vancouver Bureau Chief Sarah Galashan reports on the ongoing debate on drug laws."
Canadian Public Health Officials Criticize Conservative Drug Laws
From CTV News: "A number of leading figures in Canadian public health are criticizing the federal government's approach to drug policy, suggesting political ideology is trumping scientific evidence. Lisa Rossington reports."
Canadian Health Officers Want to End the War on Marijuana and Other Drugs
From CTV News: Nova Scotia's chief public health officer is among those calling on the government to treat drug use as a health issue, not a criminal one.
http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/CanadaAM/20120328/federal-ideological-drug-policies-under-fire-120328/
Ottawa’s Drug Policy Under Fire From Health Providers
From CTV News: "Nafeesa Karim says B.C.'s top doctor is speaking out in support of amending Canada's marijuana laws, saying cannabis is less addictive than other drugs."
BC’s Top Doctor Calling for Pot Legalization
From CTV News: "Crusaders pushing to legalize marijuana got a new ally today.
BC's Chief Medical Health Officer and two of his colleagues in other provinces added their voices to a growing list of people calling for marijuana to be decriminalized.
In a report, Dr. Perry Kendall says it is time for the Federal Government to start asking questions, such as how we could better restrict access to pot, is there a way of regulating and taxing it so the benefits come back to the Government, and society instead of into the hands of criminals.
