> I still think it should be controlled medically and not as available as lotto tickets
You could make the same argument for alcohol... it can destroy lives and yet is still legal.
You could make the same argument for alcohol... it can destroy lives and yet is still legal.
If it is one’s self, then sugar, carbs, and sat fats are surely up there also.
Although, one could define healthcare paid by other taxpayers as an effect on others, and that would encompass everything.
Meanwhile CDC hasn’t been able to create actual evidence that driving while high causes more accidents. https://www.cdc.gov/marijuana/health-effects/driving.html
I’m not saying it doesn’t but alcohol causes so many unnecessary deaths in society due to drunk driving. Note: I’m not advocating for alcohol to be banned.
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2023-03-14/deaths-bro...
But I bet it would be very politically unpopular to address phone use while driving.
The only people against distracted driving penalties are people who are entitled and think they should be able to put others in danger for their minor convenience or libertarian assholes who think seatbelt laws are oppressive nanny stating.
Alcohol also heavily correlates with assaults, rapes, domestic violence, and murder. Something crazy high like 60% or more of assaults. Ditto for things like car accidents after 9pm -- overwhelmingly alcohol related. DUIs kill a non-trivial amount of people.
Cannabis on the other hand...
“This event wouldn’t be possible in Ireland”
There were several fights, some blatant abuse of cocaine, and one of my female friends had someone get a hand down her pants and squeeze her butt without permission.
No one got shot or stabbed, but it certainly wasn't a peaceful hangout.
On 30+ years, I have never seen someone get violent from cannabis, but with alcohol, it is a regular occurrence.
Worked at a hotel when I was younger too, and you can bring me a hotel full of people high on cannabis, and the worst they ever did was buy a ton of snacks.
Alcohol, on the other hand, was responsible for noise complaints, broken televisions, furniture, sexual assault, violent assault, cops being called all the time, etc.
As an aside, my father was an alcoholic and a pathetic loser indulging in as much alcohol as self-pity. I am not defending excessive alcohol consumption.
My point is: Even if you think weed is relatively better than alcohol from a big picture societal POV (we can agree to disagree here), don't underestimate the bad effects of weed. Don't be a weed-smoking loser just because it's legal.
You have one body. Take care of it.
Alcohol on the other hand...
I guess all sample sizes of weed smokers are small in public health studies.
Cannabis on the other hand will not.
I was a bartender for a while in college and off-and-on afterwards. I've seen dozens of barfights, several with people ending up in hospitals. No shootings, thankfully, but that absolutely happens outside of bars and clubs.
There were at least 3 fatal DUIs that were traced back to coming from bars that I worked at; it led to the closure of one of them.
Alcohol correlates directly to levels of domestic abuse, rape, assault, and murder. Most traffic accidents after 9pm are alcohol related.
But weed makes you crazy and psychotic.