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Is there any doubt that alcohol, or sugar for that matter, makes far more people (teens especially) sick than cannabis? In fact, cannabis is an excellent treat

Is there any doubt that alcohol, or sugar for that matter, makes far more people (teens especially) sick than cannabis? In fact, cannabis is an excellent treatment for alcohol hangovers.

AndrewVos 4y ago
There is no doubt. This article is BS. One hundred percent bad faith. Maybe they should think to mention the millions of people on cannabis prescriptions who have had massive benefits.
- unethical_ban 4y ago
  Did they say alcohol and sugar aren't health risks? Are you calling them liars for pointing out the struggles of teenagers who are taking huge amounts of mind-altering substances? Did they say Cannabis doesn't have health benefits for people who take it for prescribed reasons? Did the article itself advocate or give voice to advocates of "re-prohibition" outright?
  - AndrewVos 4y ago
    I am saying they have an agenda.
vkou 4y ago
"Vodka cocktails are bad for you" doesn't logically refute "Weed can be bad for you." Both can be (and almost certainly are) true at the same time.
- ellopoppit 4y ago
  And yet the lesser of the two evils is the one which remains federally illegal. The harm caused by this prohibition far outweighs the harm of some people feeling sick for a few hours after consuming too much cannabis. Articles like this which only focus on negatives of cannabis help perpetuate the even greater harms of cannabis prohibition.
  - vkou 4y ago
    Prohibiton is next to over. > Articles like this which only focus on negatives of cannabis help perpetuate the even greater harms of cannabis prohibition. Knee-jerking against articles like this is perpetuate harm by keeping people in the dark about the very real drawbacks of the drug. You can't make an informed decision about using it without actually know the pros and cons.
    - ellopoppit 4y ago
      >Prohibiton is next to over. Tell that to the people who continue to be put in prison every day for a plant that is far less harmful than sugar and alcohol >Knee-jerking against articles like this is perpetuate harm by keeping people in the dark about the very real drawbacks of the drug. You can't make an informed decision about using it without actually know the pros and cons. Even worse than that, you can't make an informed decision about cannabis when the government, scientists, and the media have been lying to everyone for decades, implicitly and explicitly, in telling them that cannabis is more harmful, addictive, and sickening than sugar and alcohol. Correcting those lies and adding relative comparative context is not "knee-jerking", its promoting science which can save lives. Why does that upset you so greatly? I'm not saying people shouldnt be informed about how/how not to use cannabis

Is there any doubt that alcohol, or sugar for that matter, makes far more people (teens especially) sick than cannabis? In fact, cannabis is an excellent treatment for alcohol hangovers.

AndrewVos 4y ago

There is no doubt. This article is BS. One hundred percent bad faith. Maybe they should think to mention the millions of people on cannabis prescriptions who have had massive benefits.

unethical_ban 4y ago
Did they say alcohol and sugar aren't health risks? Are you calling them liars for pointing out the struggles of teenagers who are taking huge amounts of mind-altering substances? Did they say Cannabis doesn't have health benefits for people who take it for prescribed reasons? Did the article itself advocate or give voice to advocates of "re-prohibition" outright?
- AndrewVos 4y ago
  I am saying they have an agenda.

vkou 4y ago

"Vodka cocktails are bad for you" doesn't logically refute "Weed can be bad for you." Both can be (and almost certainly are) true at the same time.

ellopoppit 4y ago
And yet the lesser of the two evils is the one which remains federally illegal. The harm caused by this prohibition far outweighs the harm of some people feeling sick for a few hours after consuming too much cannabis. Articles like this which only focus on negatives of cannabis help perpetuate the even greater harms of cannabis prohibition.
- vkou 4y ago
  Prohibiton is next to over. > Articles like this which only focus on negatives of cannabis help perpetuate the even greater harms of cannabis prohibition. Knee-jerking against articles like this is perpetuate harm by keeping people in the dark about the very real drawbacks of the drug. You can't make an informed decision about using it without actually know the pros and cons.
  - ellopoppit 4y ago
    >Prohibiton is next to over. Tell that to the people who continue to be put in prison every day for a plant that is far less harmful than sugar and alcohol >Knee-jerking against articles like this is perpetuate harm by keeping people in the dark about the very real drawbacks of the drug. You can't make an informed decision about using it without actually know the pros and cons. Even worse than that, you can't make an informed decision about cannabis when the government, scientists, and the media have been lying to everyone for decades, implicitly and explicitly, in telling them that cannabis is more harmful, addictive, and sickening than sugar and alcohol. Correcting those lies and adding relative comparative context is not "knee-jerking", its promoting science which can save lives. Why does that upset you so greatly? I'm not saying people shouldnt be informed about how/how not to use cannabis