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I think it can be true that prohibition against many drugs was more harmful than the drugs themselves, while also being true that opiates are so dangerous that
by delecti 3y ago
I think it can be true that prohibition against many drugs was more harmful than the drugs themselves, while also being true that opiates are so dangerous that they elude that rule of thumb. Cannabis is certainly far less dangerous than Nicotine, Caffeine, or Alcohol (or even acetaminophen), and many substances have enough potential benefit that they should likewise be readily available for at least some uses (psilocybin or MDMA for therapeutic use). Opiates on the other hand are perhaps appropriately hard to obtain.
And even then, addiction is likely indicative of larger problems in a person's life, and the problems are getting worse so prohibition doesn't seem to be helping anyway.
- bagacrap 3y agoSaying cannabis is safer than caffeine simply reveals your personal biases. Cannabis is less harmful than alcohol but its users dramatically underplay its side effects. Caffeine is only bad for sleep, or in extreme doses.
- delecti 3y agoCannabis is not physiologically addictive, and an overdose is both tough to manage and only really results in nausea and can be safely slept off. Caffeine is physiologically addictive, not that hard to overdose on, and can be dangerous to quit cold-turkey. I don't think either substance is "dangerous", but caffeine is definitely closer to dangerous than cannabis. I also wouldn't say I'm biased against either; I'm a big fan of both substances. I drink coffee about daily and use cannabis about weekly.
- bagacrap 3y agoHow many cups of coffee does it take to od on caffeine? I'm going to go out on a limb and say cannabis + driving kills more people per year than caffeine (via overdose or whatever). Therefore cannabis is more dangerous.