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>It's taboo to take the obesity problem seriously. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat_acceptance_movement

It is phenomenal to see such a movement sprout up, as if a chunk of society decided to just give up. I couldn't imagine a serious, equivalent movement on the same scale for alcoholism and cigarette smoking, to cite a few examples. Yet the abuse of food is going to (or is already) cost us far more.

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I've never come across the Fat Acceptance Movement before, but it is something I've thought about. The issue seems to be equated with race and gender equality, rather than addiction, which I'm not entirely convinced by either. I don't think obesity 'denormalisation' is the answer, but I don't think we should close the door on saying a certain weight isn't healthy.

We pretty much have that with regards to marijuana. I'm not sure why it's treated so differently from tobacco. In both cases you are inhaling the smoke from burning leaves.

Because you can vaporize it, turn it into oil and again vaporize it, bake it into food and eat it, etc. too. Even if you do smoke, a regular marijuana smoker consumes a lot less tar than a regular tobacco smoker since they need less plant product to get the desired effects. Plus, nicotine promotes cancer growth (but does not directly cause it) while THC may mildly inhibit cancer growth

Tobacco is unusually nasty, just look at throat cancer from chewing tobacco. Incense, woodsmoke, and Pot do cause problems, but the risks are significantly lower.

Not too many food related nicotine products compared to editables in the marijuana industry.

Except when you're vaporizing it and there's no smoke.

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