9th MAY 2003 British Medical Journal Publishes Junk Science Editorial

British Medical Journal Publishes Junk Science Editorial Tues, May 6, 2003 An editorial in the May 3rd edition of the British Medical Journal repeats numerous thoroughly debunked reefer madness claims and makes the novel claim that marijuana may cause 30,000 deaths a year in the United Kingdom. The editorial was written by and based on the research of John Henry, professor at the Imperial College School of Medicine in London. The main problem with the research in question is that it’s based on the known risks of cigarette smoking and assumes that marijuana causes as much harm. Prof. Henry’s simplistic analysis uses the number of deaths caused by tobacco to extrapolate the number of deaths marijuana would cause - if it posed the same health risks as tobacco. ... ... READ MORE Read LindeSmith Institute Other Cannabis Text Data Base Read The comment following this article Tchek BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL

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