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In reply to the discussion: Obama: Marijuana Is No More Dangerous Than Alcohol [View all]Lint Head
(15,064 posts)51. More people die from cigarettes and alcohol.
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I'd rather be sitting in front of a stoner than a drunk in a Florida movie theater, that's for sure.
valerief
Jan 2014
#1
Yeah. Alcohol has caused more carnage on the streets, more cirrhosis of the liver
Rozlee
Jan 2014
#4
That last part of that video is chilling. The War on Drugs has created monsters.
gtar100
Jan 2014
#21
Except that State legalization is undermining the very premise of the War on Drugs and
gtar100
Jan 2014
#19
I'll bet a lot of people right here at DU have personally been affected
BlancheSplanchnik
Jan 2014
#23
The biggest danger with MJ is the criminal blackmarket that prohibition supports.
Exultant Democracy
Jan 2014
#25
Leading from behind is better than more drug worrier heel digging. Methinks an evolution is afoot.
TheKentuckian
Jan 2014
#28
And yet, his DOJ wages continual War and continues to FILL the "Private" prisons with Pot Smokers.
bvar22
Jan 2014
#38
Not true. The destruction it causes to junk food is devastating. The horror. The horror.
Kennah
Jan 2014
#42
The biggest risks with Marijuana are the legal and employment risks.
Shoulders of Giants
Jan 2014
#43
"...alcohol has caused more death and destruction since LAST NIGHT than marijuana has done...
TroglodyteScholar
Jan 2014
#44