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British Tabloids At It Again With More Reefer Madness

By psmith
Created 2006/07/20 - 12:20pm
by Phillip Smith [1], July 20, 2006, 12:20pm
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A fine example of yellow journalism appears in today's London Daily Mail. Citing increased marijuana arrests figures since the weed was downgraded from Class B to Class C, the Daily Mail headlines its story "Massive Explosion in Cannabis Possession," implying that use had somehow gone through the roof when it is actually police practices driving the numbers. "Cannabis crime has exploded," the Daily Mail hyperventilates, meaning more people are getting arrested. There is more of this crap at: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article... [4]
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