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Cannabis in Amsteram.

‏¹ Science, Vol 276, Issue 5321, 2050-2054 , 27 June 1997

‏² Science, Vol 276, Issue 5321, 2048-2050 , 27 June 1997

‏³Science, Vol 276, Issue 5321, 1967-1968 , 27 June 1997

"Most [earlier] studies suggested that mental illness in not a result of using marijuana, but the other way around," child and adolescent psychiatrist Joseph M. Rey, MD, PhD, tells WebMD. "These [new] studies do not disprove the self-medication theory completely. But they offer strong support for the explanation that cannabis use causes both schizophrenia and depression."

"Pot May Prevent Depression, Schizophrenia"

"Pot May Prevent Depression, Schizophrenia"

"Pot May Cause Depression, Schizophrenia"

"Pot May Have an effect on the statistical probabilities of Depression and Schizophrenia among smokers (but alas, beat us senseless if we have a clue of what it is exactly)"

‏¹ EPILEPSY AND SEIZURES READ THIS NOTICE BEFORE YOU OR CHILD USE ANY VIDEO GAME A very small portion of the population have a condition which may cause them to experience epileptic seizures of have momentary loss of consciousness when viewing certain kinds of flashing lights or patterns that are commonly present in our daily environment. These persons may experience seizures while watching some kinds of television pictures or playing certain video games. Players who have not had any previous seizures may nonetheless have an undetected epileptic condition.

As of December 31, 1998, there were over 22,000 drug offenders locked up in New York state prisons, about 33% of the entire prison population. It cost the state over $2 billion to construct prisons to house these people. The operating expense for confining them comes to over $715 million per year. Of the 19,453 commitments to the New York prison system in 1998, 9,063 (46.6%) were for drug offenses. In 1980, 886 drug offenders were sent to State prison, 11% of the total commitments for that year.