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Originally Posted by Dr. Meh
You stoners always try to make the same argument that “weed is good because it’s not as bad as alcohol” as if someone is comparing the two. That’s like saying robbery is good because at least it’s not murder. They’re both not good!
And I don’t know where you get your statistics about addiction from but I’m guessing you’re only considering physical addiction. Psychological addiction to marijuana is pretty darn high. Don’t believe me? Try not smoking for a week or two when you’re under stress. Let us know if you crave marijuana or not at that point.
CBD has some medicinal benefits but THC is just stupid and should be illegal.
I compare it to alcohol because alcohol is a recreational drug that is currently legal. They are extremely different substances obviously, but if you think THC should be illegal then obviously you think we should bring back prohibition of alcohol.
No, I'm not considering physical addiction at all. Marijuana is not physically addictive. The only way to be addicted to marijuana is psychologically (unlike alcohol or opiates, where withdrawal can be severe enough to cause death). Here is where I got my statistics from:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/...1111/add.12703
"The life-time risk of developing dependence among those who have ever used cannabis was estimated at 9% in the United States in the early 1990s as against 32% for nicotine, 23% for heroin, 17% for cocaine, 15% for alcohol and 11% for stimulants."
Why should THC be illegal? Because
you think it's bad? You obviously support outlawing alcohol and tobacco as well, that should go without saying. But do you think we should outlaw kratom? Salvia? Nitrous? Caffiene? Chocolate?
Chocolate contains Anandamide, which is psychoactive and activates cannabanoid receptors in the brain similar to THC. It's also been proven to potentiate the effects of THC:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11363932
So, where do you draw the line? Do you want to ban any substance that has even a slight abuse potential? Because in my opinion, chocolate certainly qualifies. Especially when you consider that in the United States 40% of adults are obese. I'm sure you're aware that obesity causes a litany of health issues. So, when do we ban chocolate, or processed food?