Death Linked to Pot Smoking

According to this story in the Telegraph, a 36-year-old man's death has been attributed to cannabis poisoning from marijuana smoking.

Lee Maisey smoked six cannabis cigarettes a day for 11 years, an inquest heard. His death, which was registered as having been caused by cannabis toxicity, led to new warnings about the drug, which is due to be reclassified this month as a less dangerous one.

That's right. Effective January 29th, marijuana possession and use will be reduced from a Class B to a Class C drug. Class C drug violations do not normally carry power of arrest so it will be like getting a traffic ticket.

This whole scenario with decriminalizing marijuana while making it illegal to smoke tobacco is absurd. Smoking is smoking and it doesn't make a difference what is smoked. Just imagine the ridiculous circumstance where two bills are debated concurrently in a legislature, one banning tobacco, the other legalizing marijuana. Sadly, it's possible.

Hat tip: Common Sense & Wonder