Cannabis Farmer

LONDON-The use of stronger varieties of cannabis can lead to psychosis, according to newly published findings in The Lancet medical journal.

Alternately, the use of cannabis can lead to the corridors of power, as evidenced by the recent admissions of past indulgences by at least 11 senior members of the new British government under Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

Channel 4 has caused controversy after inviting journalists to take drugs and alcohol for a documentary.

The publicly-owned station, which is at the centre of the scandal about premium rate competitions, has asked an independent production company to develop the programme after a report in March listed alcohol as more harmful than cannabis and ecstasy.

The company, Ricochet, has written to prospective participants inviting them to spend a month in Holland where they would take drugs and drink alcohol "with no legal repercussions".