Mehrfach eckte die britische Soulsängerin Joss Stone mit provokanten Äußerungen an. Jetzt sorgte die 23-Jährige erneut für Aufregung, weil sie den Konsum von Marihuana verteidigte. "Was soll daran gefährlich sein?", so die Künstlerin.

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"Weed has been given this evil stamp, but how is it dangerous? It’s going to make you laugh your arse off? You might go to sleep? I think alcohol is much more harmful. People beat the fuck out of each other on alcohol."

Stone's new album features the track, "4 and 20," and guest performances by Nas, Jeff Beck, Sheila E., Raphael Saadiq and David Sanborn.

The National Drugs Prevention Alliance not happy with Stone's stance. "People like Joss Stone should keep their mouths shut about things like this," says David Raynes. "It is terribly damaging and she clearly hasn't considered the wider effects of the drug, although she clearly didn't get to become a pop star because she is a student of social sciences. We already have a drug culture in the UK and she is simply adding to that."

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4:20 statt Spice

Three drug advisers have dealt the Government a further blow by resigning from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD).

Chemist Simon Campbell, psychologist John Marsden and scientific consultant Ian Ragan stepped down following showdown talks with Home Secretary Alan Johnson on Tuesday.

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The American Medical Association voted today to reverse its long-held position that marijuana be retained as a Schedule I substance with no medical value.

The AMA adopted a report drafted by the AMA Council on Science and Public Health (CSAPH) entitled, "Use of Cannabis for Medicinal Purposes," which affirmed the therapeutic benefits of marijuana and called for further research.

Executive Summary of AMA Report pdf
Recommendations of AMA Report pdf
American College of Physicians resolution

AMA Calls for Review of Medical Marijuana’s Legal Status
New Policy Marks Historic Shift From Prior Stance

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Medical Marijuana: American Medical Association Calls for Review of Pot's Schedule I Status