[Deestan]

Disregarding the pro/con heroin issue, this article also illuminates that anti-drug campaigns are having a "facts crisis". If you say "x drug is bad for you", you should also be able to say why and how.

To memory-quote from a pregnancy leaflet we got a few years back:

- You should avoid drinking alcohol during pregnancy, because it can cause harm to the child's nervous system in the early stages.

- You should avoid smoking tobacco during pregnancy, because it can cause oxygen deficiency and low muscle mass in the child.

- You should avoid smoking hashish during pregnancy, because it is illegal.

I'm not exaggerating - that was literally all the evils of hashish they could list.

[shin_lao]

That's very likely because there are many serious studies about the effects of tobacco and alcohol on the fetus, but not that many for hashish.

[Deestan]

I agree that's probably why - for all the studies not showing any concrete harm from hashish use, I've yet to meet an avid hashish user who can count to 100 without assistance.

But still, they should at least say that. "The effects of hashish on the fetus are not well studied, and doctors heavily recommend abstinence."