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Why is it that every time someone mentions some negative effects of marijuana, someone has to chirp in and say that alcohol is so much worse?
by at-fates-hands 10y ago
Why is it that every time someone mentions some negative effects of marijuana, someone has to chirp in and say that alcohol is so much worse?
- Kinnard 10y agoBecause it is and given its prevalence that has important health implications for everyone on earth even teetotalists?
- makmanalp 10y agoI say this as someone who doesn't have a horse in this race: because pot is demonized as a "drug" and so the health effects are exaggerated. So it's helpful to have a constant reminder that a lot of us regularly consume alcohol, which is has high addictive potential and very negative long term effects, and yet is not demonized by society and moderate drinkers are perfectly fine. The basis of comparison to something that we're very familiar with helps put things into perspective. It's not to say that the negative effects don't exist, but that we as a society tolerate something with similarly negative effects all the time and live normal lives.
- rconti 10y agoBecause the negative effects are being used as an argument to support continued prohibition, when full-scale legalization could well cause a reduction in overall negative drug-related social effects -- both from reductions/moderations in worse-drug use (eg, alcohol), and from the negative effects of the criminal justice system.
- sv123 10y agoBecause the negative effects are always mentioned around cannabis as justification to keep it highly illegal. If we apply the same standards, then alcohol would be prohibited, and we all know that doesn't work.