From the Chinese press

Drugs akin to a Pandora's box

The detention of a series of celebrities for drug use in recent times, though supported by many, has prompted some people to call for the legalization of marijuana because, they say, it is less destructive than other narcotics. Their call betrays their naivety to the harms that marijuana can cause . Excerpts:

China has a zero-tolerance policy on drugs. According to the Criminal Law, narcotics include, among other substances, opium, heroin, methamphetamine, morphine, cocaine and marijuana, and they are strictly banned. Anyone who trades in or consumes any of these drugs is punishable by law.