The war on drugs (cannabis)

This blog task will look at the style of language used in positvely and negatively critisizing  the topic of war on drugs between two different newspapers.firstlyi will look at the negative side from life and style newspaper, then i will look at the positive style from the independent newspaper.

Negative language
cannabis users are two to three times more likely to take other drugs than occasional users
  Daily cannabis smokers proved six times more likely than occasional users to start smoking cigarettes, demonstrating what Dr Wendy Swift from the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre calls ''the reverse gateway''.People say drug use always starts with tobacco, but in this study some start with cannabis, and [then move] to tobacco.'The study provides further evidence that cannabis is a ''gateway'' drug that encourages users to experiment with other drugs, both legal and illicit.

 Positive language

But this self-image has turned into a faith – and like all faiths, it can only be maintained by cultivating a deliberate blindness to the evidence.shocking that he was ditched for pointing out the mathematical truth that taking ecstasy is less dangerous than horse-riding, and that smoking cannabis is less harmful than drinking alcohol.

 Criticism.
Above are the exact texts gotten from the newspapers and in this secton they will be contrasted.
on the negative the writer uses lines like : more likely to take other drugs than occasional users,and so on.
while on the positive the writer uses words like less harmful, less dangerous and faith to put a good image on the topic