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Cannabis withdrawal among non-treatment-seeking adult cannabis users

Because a cigarette can cause a fire, airplane bathrooms are still equipped with ashtrays: airlines worry that, presented with no place to put out their cigarettes, clandestine smokers might throw them in the garbage, igniting paper towels and starting an onboard fire

The Tobacco Retailers Alliance responded by writing to HMRC and the Department of Health to warn that through no fault of their own, independent shops will unknowingly become complicit in the illicit tobacco trade and face possible prosecution. Department of Health spokesperson Kathy ORourke responded: HMRC is monitoring the situation to identify whether standardised packaging has changed the circumstances of the fraud, and if a different operational response is needed. However, TRA spokesperson Suleman Khonat said the response shows that the DoH is entirely unwilling to face up to its responsibilities and passing the buck to anyone it can. He added: This is classic example of a policy pushed by the health lobby with little regard for retailers

Both forms of the drug are highly addictive and result in similar long-term damage to the brain and body