Cannabis and the State

I WISH to take issue with Brendan Hogan’s letter headlined ‘Cannabis use should not concern the State’ (Irish Examiner, February 2).

Cannabis and the State

The fact is that cannabis use should concern the State as it is detrimental to the health and safety of its citizens. Any professional in the mental health or justice fields will testify to the destructive consequences of use of the drug.

Perhaps as a society we have tolerated widescale abuse of alcohol and cigarettes for too long. Thankfully, this is beginning to change.

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