Health Canada's Anti medical cannabis Campaign A Study In Contradictions

“The science is clear” on the dangers of marijuana, claims a new government ad campaign. But it’s a murky message because when it comes to the medicinal benefits of the drug, the same government also maintains there isn’t enough scientific study.
The controversial new anti-drug crusade aims to encourage parents to talk to teenagers about the effects of marijuana on their brains and how it “can damage a teen for life.”
In the Health Canada campaign — the same department charged with overseeing the country’s burgeoning medical marijuana industry — the government’s opposition to marijuana is unequivocal: “The science is clear. Marijuana use equals health risks.”

The problem is that while the government’s anti-marijuana position may be clear, the science behind its stance is anything but. Because marijuana is illegal, few randomized, controlled trials — the gold standard in the scientific community — have been conducted on its harms and benefits.

Continue: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/10/22/health-canada-marijuana-campaign_n_6027276.html