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Recent Study: Decriminalization does not increase use. « Potheads Un-Anonymous!
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» posted on 1:45am - May 09 2004 | posted by Lev
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. -- A new study appearing in the May issue of the American Journal of Public Health finds no evidence that marijuana decriminalization laws lead to greater use of the drug.
A University of California, Santa Cruz sociology professor co-authored the report titled: The Limited Relevance of Drug Policy: Cannabis in Amsterdam and San Francisco.
The study found no significant differences in patterns of marijuana use in the two cities and greater use of hard drugs in San Francisco.
Researchers interviewed hundreds of randomly chosen marijuana users -- people who had used marijuana at least 25 times -- to test the premise that punishment for cannabis use deters use and thereby benefits public health.
"The striking find, which we frankly did not expect, was that there were no differences. You did not see, as the criminal advocates would expect, you did not see much more use, more frequent use, higher quantity use, longer duration use in Amsterdam relative to San Francisco," UCSC sociology professor Craig Reinarman said.
In the United States, marijuana carries stiff criminal penalties. More than 700,000 people were arrested for marijuana offenses in 2002.
A representative of the U. S. Drug Enforcement Agency in Washington, D.C., told Action News its job is to enforce federal drug laws -- not listen to opinions or take polls.
Marijuana use falls under the Controlled Substances Act, which the DEA is charged to enforce by federal law.
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