Re: Pot Toking British Columbia getting Healthier

> What's it like living in pot-friendly British Columbia? Well, aside from
> everyone being a lot friendlier and easy going, people in the home of "BC
Bud"
> are getting healthier as well. Just look at the latest stats from British
> Columbia's provincial health officer Dr. Perry Kendall:
>
> 1. Declining death rate for cancer continues, dropping to 15.7 per 10,000
last
> year. The rate was 17.08 a decade earlier. This statistic counters the
> exploding cancer rates in the US and confirms research showing that
cannabis
> fights tumors.
>
> 2. Lowest number of 15- to 19-year-old smokers at 16.5 per cent, less than
half
> the percentage of teen smokers (33.6) in Quebec. Latest study shows more
BC
> kids smoke pot than cigarettes.
>
> 3. Increased life expectancy: Men at age 65 can now expect to live to
82.2, up
> 4.5 years from 1950; women at age 65 can expect to live to 86.4, up 5.4
years.
> More confirmation that pot tokers live longer.
>
> 4. Lowest percentage of smokers in Canada, at 20.5 per cent, down from
25.8 in
> 1994-95. More adults in BC smoke pot than cigarettes as well.
>
> 5. Fewer preventable hospitalizations, a drop of 22 per cent since
1997-98,
> meaning more beds for those in need. Another indication that medical use
of
> cannabis is helping patients and reducing public health costs.
>
> Dr. Kendall doesn't mention cannabis in his report, but he does cite
alcohol as
> the biggest problem in the province, contributing to 31 per cent of fatal
> accidents, causing obesity and other serious health problems.
>
> --
> Phil Stovell
> South Hampshire,


Someone needs to drop this article onto the drug czars desk, how would he
react?