Radio Netherlands Worldwide

Most of your arguments are completely irrelevant. If you looked at it from a pharmacological perspective (not that you would know, the anonymous imbecile who compares inhaling a drug to skiing) you would realise that every individual is subject to varying amounts of the drug dependent on their age, weight, etc. Studies have proven the psychological damage that can arise from heavy consumption of THC. This is a recent phenomenon mainly because of the genetic variations of the plant leading to significantly higher potency relative to a few decades ago. I know a handful of people, in England, who have developed severe dependencies or mental illnesses, and all were frequent cannabis users. Cannabis should remain illegal and be illegalised mainly because of the lack of control on the variation and potency of the drug (i.e. 'skunk'). What should be noted is common knowledge that cannabis is mainly smoked; nicotine is an extremely addictive substance, more so than alcohol, and therefore this immensely increases the addictive properties of 'joints'. Thirteen-year-old girls, and any children, should be protected by the Dutch government from adverse health effects associated with smoking cannabis, not encouraged for the sake of gaining revenue.