I like that logic, if we no longer call the people selling and manufacturing drugs criminals, than the drug money will no longer be flowing to criminals. Cool how that works.Yea, some guy on the internet said weed is harmless because of SCIENCE! or something. Well better support legalizing it.
Some people have actually read history and science.
History tells us that drug prohibition leads to money flowing to criminals, and the violence that accompanies criminals fighting for that money.
Science tells us that marijuana is less dangerous than alcohol.
Three states now have decided to pay attention to history and science rather than histrionics.
The rest of the United States can watch and see what happens. So far it looks like the biggest effect is more tax money for the States.
As for the SCIENCE!, even casual use of marijuana(once a week), results in structural brain changes that effect cognitive function..
And alcohol is toxic- and kills Americans every year.
Study Marijuana much safer than alcohol KOBI-TV NBC5 KOTI-TV NBC2 Local news for Southern Oregon Northern California
A new international study suggests some legal substances could be more deadly than illegal ones, and marijuana may be safer than previously thought.
The study in “Scientific Reports” journal looks at one main thing, how deadly is a drug?
The Study - Scientific Reports
The results show alcohol as more lethal than even meth or heroin and over a hundred times more deadly than weed.
"The chances for mortality from other drugs is much much higher than for marijuana," said Medical Expert Dr. Robin Miller.
As July 1st approaches and marijuana legalization nears for Oregonians 21 and up we're getting a better look at how dangerous recreational drugs can be.
"Alcohol, cocaine, heroin, amphetamines, tobacco long term, are incredibly hard on your health," said Dr. Miller.
A study by the research journal 'Scientific Reports' found that compared to other recreational drugs marijuana comes dead last in terms of risk.
That's not surprising to medical experts like Dr. Miller.
"The chances of dying from smoking or taking in marijuana is very very low," said Dr. Miller.
A team of international scientists compared the typical usage of a drug against the amount in a lethal dose.
The findings show that individually, alcohol was the deadliest substance followed by heroin and cocaine. At the bottom of the list, and least deadly, was marijuana.
Legally banning marijuana is frankly irrational. We have seen that Prohibition doesn't work.
Treat marijuana exactly how we treat alcohol- regulate, tax- and the money will stop flowing to criminals and people will not get killed by criminals fighting over marijuana profits.
That study is redundant and doesn't speak to your case at all. Of course more individuals die from alcohol than from drugs like heroin and cocaine, more people drink alcohol than use those drugs. However even your study states these drugs are more lethal and addictive, and in much smaller doses.
And how casually you ignore that alcohol directly kills people.
Alcohol is toxic- marijuana is not.
2,200 deaths from alcohol poisoning per year versus none from marijuana poisoning.
Alcohol Poisoning Deaths Vital Signs
Alcohol is physically addictive- persons who become addicted to alcohol can die from withdrawal- again unlike marijuana.
Does that mean that marijuana is necessarily safe? No- but it does mean that alcohol is more deadly- and shows the hypocrisy of treating marijuana differently from alcohol.