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Marijuana Smoking

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Speakers - Nile Reverend The Hon Fred; Dyer The Hon Ron
Business - Questions Without Notice

MARIJUANA SMOKING

Reverend the Hon. F. J. NILE: I direct a question to the Minister for Community Services, Minister for Aged Services, and Minister for Disability Services, representing the Deputy Premier and Minister for Health. Is it a fact that the decriminalisation of the personal use of marijuana in South Australia in 1987 led to a substantial increase in the use of marijuana, in that since its decriminalisation South Australia has twice the rate of increase of marijuana use as New South Wales for the 14- to 19-year-old-age group? Is it a fact that marijuana smoking is 10 times more harmful to the respiratory system than nicotine cigarette smoking? Will the Government therefore urgently launch an education campaign similar to the quit smoking campaign to discourage teenagers from smoking marijuana?

The Hon. R. D. DYER: Reverend the Hon. F. J. Nile raises an important question of public policy. I shall be delighted to refer his question to my colleague the Minister for Health to obtain a suitable response.





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