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  • Revealed: [UK] Government helpline tells children 'cannabis is safer than alcohol'

    04/18/2009 7:55:20 PM PDT · by bruinbirdman · 11 replies · 555+ views
    The Telegraph ^ | 4/18/2009 | Julie Henry, David Barrett and Alex Ralph
    Advisers manning the “Frank” helpline are informing callers they believed to be children as young as 13 that alcohol is a “much more powerful drug than cannabis” and that using the illegal drug recreationally is not harmful because it “doesn’t get you that high”. Callers are also being told that taking ecstasy will not lead to long-term damage and that if they are in doubt, to “just take half a pill and if you are handling that OK, you can take the other half.” The advice, given to reporters who rang the helpline posing as young people, has alarmed anti-drugs...
  • LATEST POLL: California Gov.: Schwarzenegger 49%, Angelides 41%

    07/01/2006 8:16:42 PM PDT · by FairOpinion · 285 replies · 2,626+ views
    Angus Reid ^ | July 2, 2006 | Angus Reid
    Incumbent Arnold Schwarzenegger is the top contender in California’s gubernatorial race, according to the latest poll by Zogby Interactive. 49 per cent of respondents in the Golden State would vote for Schwarzenegger, while 41 per cent would support Democrat Phil Angelides.