• @conorm@feddit.uk
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    01 year ago

    how evil, maybe one day people will understand that marijuana, along with all the other drugs that people seem to think aren’t harmful despite having existed in our societies for 100 years, are a threat to individuals, the broader society, and deserve to be completely outlawed

      • @conorm@feddit.uk
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        01 year ago

        alcohol is because we’ve had it for thousands of years and it has been known to be fine when consumed in moderation (something 99% of people can do), whereas tobacco is not something that you can just “smoke on occasion”, it is exclusively smoked either by those trying it for the first time, or by those who are hooked already (not to mention the fact that alcohol is much worse than tobacco over a lifetime regardless)

        • karashta
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          11 year ago

          Then you should be fine with people smoking weed since there’s evidence of its use since 10,000 BC. About 7000 years before the creation of beer by the Egyptians

          • @sramder@lemmy.world
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            11 year ago

            Nonsense! God created the earth like 2000ish years ago, and the devils lettuce only grew because of your vile sins ;-)

          • @Habahnow@sh.itjust.works
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            11 year ago

            weed was not made in lab in the 90s. People continue to use weed now and have for a long time and yet it causes less problems than alcohol. Never has anybody died from consuming too much marijuana.if you’re arguing that alcohol is safe but weed isn’t, you are not being reasonable at all. People die from over consumption of alcohol, people get in fights and arguments, with alcohol. Weed is less likely to do all those things.

            • @Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world
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              11 year ago

              Therapeutic Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids

              Chapter highlights:

              In adults with chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, oral cannabinoids are effective antiemetics.

              In adults with chronic pain, patients who were treated with cannabis or cannabinoids are more likely to experience a clinically significant reduction in pain symptoms.

              In adults with multiple sclerosis (MS)-related spasticity, short-term use of oral cannabinoids improves patient-reported spasticity symptoms.

              Alcohol is literally poison, marijuana is not. Gtfo with your ignorance and fear mongering and do some research before you try to spread your lies

      • @conorm@feddit.uk
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        01 year ago

        the one’s that teach people that harmful substances are good lol, take your shite words and come back with an argument

          • @conorm@feddit.uk
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            01 year ago

            less people would consume the prohibited substance because it’s not something that is required to live, and it would never have been something that appeared in culture if it weren’t permitted by people as it is now, the only reason that alcohol didnt work in the prohibition is because it was most people’s lifestyle to drink on occasions

            • ElleChaise
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              11 year ago

              Really? Because I’ve never lived in a place where cannabis is legal, and I’ve been consuming it near daily for about 19 years now.

    • @forrgott@lemm.ee
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      01 year ago

      Well, you’re completely wrong. On so many levels.

      First, the majority of other people don’t obsess over finding things to be afraid of. You did not base your opinion on any kind of empirical evidence. You need something to be afraid of in other to justify your perspective, and drugs are an easy target. Second, with regards to hard drugs that do present a clear danger to the user, prohibition is not effective and never will be. Addiction is a medical issue. Criminalization denies the victim any realistic chance of rehabilitation, not to mention penalizing them in specific ways that will only be likely to increase their likelihood of abusing drugs in the future.

      Way to broadcast your lack of empathy for your fellow man

    • bitwolf
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      01 year ago

      As opposed to the myriad of harmful substances that are legal?

      • @HandBreadedTools@lemmy.world
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        11 year ago

        No need for whataboutism here, the original statement you’re replying to is already demonstrably false. You can easily address their actual argument.