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The damage from alcohol was higher, when it was legal and cannibas was not. It remains to be seen if that stays the case.

TylerE 3y ago
No it doesn’t. This is very very very settled science. Billions of people hVe been smoking the reefer for Millenia. Withdrawing from alcohol has well documented, and extremely dangerous physical side effects (this is why it’s done in a hospital when possible). cami is does not.
- femiagbabiaka 3y ago
  Weed is stronger and more available now than ever. I've seen people get constipated, get night terrors, cold sweats, etc. from marijuana withdrawals. So I think GP is right, it's left to be seen.
  - mcpackieh 3y ago
    > get night terrors [...] from marijuana withdrawals This one can be really bad, although it only lasts for about a week. Dreams so vivid it's terrifying, even when the content of the dreams seems mundane. If somebody were already marijuana as an emotional crutch, I think the bad dreams could have them running back to marijuana immediately.
    - mtlmtlmtlmtl 3y ago
      I think you're undwrestimating it quite severely. I've had vivid nightmares every single night for months at a time after quitting weed(really heavy user). And hyperhidrosis for several weeks at least.
- rayiner 3y ago
  Billions?
- edgyquant 3y ago
  Anyone who claims science can be “settled” immediately discredits themselves. Science is never settled, even the hard sciences, and we have only just begun to study the effects of THC. Lots of things considered 100% true a decade ago (like it doesn’t have physical addiction) have been proven as misguided myths or lies. “Very very very settled science,” what an absolute joke. No one engaged in the scientific pursuit of truth uses phrases like this.
rvnx 3y ago
The societal damage and consequences of having people becoming lazy on their couch after smoking weed is largely underestimated. This is the real risk with cannabis. "Randy: Well, Stan, the truth is marijuana probably isn't gonna make you kill people, and it most likely isn't gonna fund terrorism, but… well, son, pot makes you feel fine with being bored. And it's when you're bored that you should be learning some new skill or discovering some new science or being creative. If you smoke pot you may grow up to find out that you aren't good at anything."
- ddd00001 3y ago
  Well, also schizophrenia. Hope you like insane people wandering urban areas and harassing normal people, because you're going to get a lot more of that!

TylerE 3y ago

No it doesn’t. This is very very very settled science. Billions of people hVe been smoking the reefer for Millenia. Withdrawing from alcohol has well documented, and extremely dangerous physical side effects (this is why it’s done in a hospital when possible). cami is does not.

femiagbabiaka 3y ago
Weed is stronger and more available now than ever. I've seen people get constipated, get night terrors, cold sweats, etc. from marijuana withdrawals. So I think GP is right, it's left to be seen.
- mcpackieh 3y ago
  > get night terrors [...] from marijuana withdrawals This one can be really bad, although it only lasts for about a week. Dreams so vivid it's terrifying, even when the content of the dreams seems mundane. If somebody were already marijuana as an emotional crutch, I think the bad dreams could have them running back to marijuana immediately.
  - mtlmtlmtlmtl 3y ago
    I think you're undwrestimating it quite severely. I've had vivid nightmares every single night for months at a time after quitting weed(really heavy user). And hyperhidrosis for several weeks at least.
rayiner 3y ago
Billions?
edgyquant 3y ago
Anyone who claims science can be “settled” immediately discredits themselves. Science is never settled, even the hard sciences, and we have only just begun to study the effects of THC. Lots of things considered 100% true a decade ago (like it doesn’t have physical addiction) have been proven as misguided myths or lies. “Very very very settled science,” what an absolute joke. No one engaged in the scientific pursuit of truth uses phrases like this.

rvnx 3y ago

The societal damage and consequences of having people becoming lazy on their couch after smoking weed is largely underestimated. This is the real risk with cannabis. "Randy: Well, Stan, the truth is marijuana probably isn't gonna make you kill people, and it most likely isn't gonna fund terrorism, but… well, son, pot makes you feel fine with being bored. And it's when you're bored that you should be learning some new skill or discovering some new science or being creative. If you smoke pot you may grow up to find out that you aren't good at anything."

ddd00001 3y ago
Well, also schizophrenia. Hope you like insane people wandering urban areas and harassing normal people, because you're going to get a lot more of that!