While some countries are considering legalizing marijuana, other countries like Britain are considering making punishments associated with it more serious because of recent findings that the incidences of mental illness and behavioural problems caused by the drug are rising dramatically. That's according to this eye-opening article from The Daily Mail.

In fact, the number of cases of mental illness from cannabis have increased by 1,000 percent since 1996 in some parts of Britain. And 75% of medical treatment of kids under 18 from drug misuse in the UK is due to Cannabis.

What do you think -- is Cannabis safe if used properly, or should it be treated as harshly as other 'hard' drugs.