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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)
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
Nonsense! God created the earth like 2000ish years ago, and the devils lettuce only grew because of your vile sins ;-)
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.
there is no evidence of it being consumed and not having negative benefits, unlike beer
Therapeutic Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids
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
cannabis is only good for reducing muscle spasms and pain because it sends you into a lowered state of thinking lmao, that's like saying "a good cure for pain is to knock the patient unconscious so they cant feel any pain"
That's called anaesthesia.
and is it a cure for pain? lmao
No...it's anaesthesia.
so then, using that logic, weed isnt a cure for pain lol
I'm saying that if you look up the definition, that's anaesthesia.
It turns out that even "moderate" alcohol consumption is likely very bad for you.
false, i can't name a single person i know who has suffered medical issues related to alcohol consumption who i know personally
You're not even trying at this point.
yawn yawn
Confirmation bias is the tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms or supports one's prior beliefs or values.
it's not a tendency when it's factual lmao
Wow, when are they giving you the novel price for your extra science-y methods of sciencing?
If only those loser scientists knew they could get their answers by casually observing a few of their friends we could've had hover cars by now.
That's not a very effective way to form your understanding of the world.
it's one that evidently works