Permissive attitudes towards cannabis likely due to pervasive misinformation: Josephine Teo

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There are all kinds of ridiculous claims. For example, cannabis is natural, so it must be safe... or cannabis is not very different from alcohol and tobacco....The science on cannabis is very clear, and it is compelling. Cannabis is addictive, with far-reaching and irreversible health effects

The Thai government had then intended to recriminalise the use of cannabis, but faced fierce opposition from those seeking to profit from it. So that shows very clearly, once you decriminalise (it), you will find it very difficult to roll things back

Note that while fake news may result in people consuming or doing harmful stuff to themselves, the reverse can also occur, where fake news prevents people from doing the right/healthy thing; e.g. fake news that the measles vaccine will cause children to be autistic, or that the Covid-19 vaccine will turn one into an alligator!

For issues on fake news...