Which is more dangerous to society at large: alcohol or marijuana? why?
463165
According to most research on the subject, alcohol is more dangerous than marijuana.  Alcohol, in moderation, does have benefits, though.  When either is used in excess, you see health problems and diseases.  Marijuana is not addictive, alcohol is.  Both can cause accidents.  Of the two, I'd rather be around a pot smoker than a drunk, but that's just my opinion.
818273
Society defines what is acceptable drug use and what is abuse. It does not have to make sense because its all wrapped up in the politics of drugs. \n\nMixing drugs isn't really abuse its just stupid, which has no cure other than when the stupid manage to kill themselves. Using a minor drug like marijuana to control pain may be illegal but it is not abuse. Using marijuana to get high is drug abuse, so is using alcohol to get drunk.
242755
Well, I've read that a drink(wine or beer) or two a day is actually good for your heart. Marijuana is helpful to some people who are being treated with chemotherapy or people with glaucoma. But moderation is the key with anything. In my opinion, alcohol is just as dangerous or even more so than alot of the other drugs that are illegal. Heck, alcohol is the only one where the withdrawls can actually kill you as oppose to any other drug.
746333
yes!!! the effects from "weed" are far less than the effects of alcohol, if it was legal it would free alot of space in our prisons, where they are placed for a non-violent crime, and i believe it would cause alot less people to use harder drugs! and people who need it for medical reasons wouldn't have to go thru all the garbage they need to now for relief!!!
875917
I have often wondered this very thing myself! For instance, why did they ban cigarette advertisements on TV and billboards, but they still have alcohol ones? It is absurd--you can conceivably be killed if you drink too much alcohol once, but cigarettes take years to kill a person. Although I would steer clear of cigarettes, I would say alcohol is just as risky.
1742
Because alcohol contains only alcohol. The effects upon the brain are well known and documented. Marijuana, on the other hand, has hundreds of chemicals, each possibly interacting with the other(s) in ways not yet researched. For instance, a well-known drug test involves snipping off a bit of your hair. if you smoked pot even six months ago, traces of it remain detectible as part of the hair itself, vs. the kidneys elimination if all traces of alcohol from the body within 48 hours. Also, it is suspected that pot may alter the body's DNA, so long-term chronic effects are still unknown.
34706
I think that it's absolutely pointless that it's illegal.  Prohibition didn't stop people from drinking alcohol, it only made it more dangerous for all of the people who were already drinkers.  The only reason I see for continuing to keep marijuana illegal is to supply more people with jobs in law enforcement and in the penal system.
15803
Yes...legalized for both. Marijuana is actually less dangerous for recreational use than alcohol--which is legal. Plus...the government could make a lot of money from legalization.
49791
I would prefer marijuana over alcohol.
748675
alcohol, it is much more deadly and available than any of the others.  I can go right now to my local 7-11 and buy enough alcohol with 30$ to kill myself..........with the others I can't kill myself today if I over do it........
273431
Before I start, let me mention that I have not smoked marijuana in many years, but have certainly had my share of alcohol.\n\nMarijuana prohibition is idiotic, born out of ideas, fear, and propaganda from a time long ago.  It is safer than alcohol by far, and is only frowned upon because of the legality and social stigma placed upon it.  No one has ever died from marijuana poisoning, or pot withdrawal, yet both of these things happen with alcohol on a daily basis throughout the country and the world.  Riots are not started by folks who are stoned, but violence and drunkenness go hand and hand.\n\nIf the drug were made legal, it could be taxed and regulated just like tobacco or booze.  Legalization would free up space and court resources for real criminals, saving the taxpayers money and getting more dangerous folks off the street.  It's a crime that this drug is treated like a dangerous, physically addictive drug, and it shouldn't be a crime to do it.
1067195
yes yes yes you most definatley CAN overdose from acid!!!!!  marijuana is a much softer drug than acid so you cant really compare them!!!  Both kill billions of brain cells though!
455995
Who would you rather share the road with a drunk or a stoner. Potheads dont beat their wives and generally dont cause the chaos and trouble that bad alcoholics do, the only reason reefer isnt legal and alcohol is, is because the government cant tax it and there are a lot of undercover drunks in Washington.
805248
haha, i think weeds better than booze, worst thing yo do stoned is want to eat the wallpaper... just kidding... some pot is far mor potent than other, but basicly you fell mellow, almost like before you goto sleep at night, or like when youve had your 3rd beer... just mellow.. till you get the munchies....oh NEVER go shopping when stoned!!  im sooo serious
23242
Yes, the health effects of marijuana are no more harmful then tobacco and alchohol.  Personally i would much rather deal with people that are high, then people who are drunk
19354
Oh, Marijuana ruins lives, huh?  Let me ask you this.  How many people do you hear about coming home from a night of heavy pot smoking, to beat their wife because dinner isn't ready.  How ofter do you hear of the blind-stoned guy who drove into someone's house running from the cops?  How often do you hear about the pothead starting a gang fight outside a bar....\n\nWait a minute, I'm thinking about alcohol, the perfectly socially acceptable drug that destroys tens of thousands of lives every year.  Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against alcohol. But I do have something against the government telling me I can't put marijuana into my body, but let's some dumb ass loser pump alcohol into his body every night so he can go home to beat his wife and let his children sleep in a shithole because he spends all his money on liquor.\n\nKEEP YOUR LAWS OFF MY BODY!!!  IF I commit some other crime, under the influence of marijuana, then charge me with that crime.  I'm a successful member of society, and would hurt no one by smoking (If I were a pot smoker ;0) )  You have no right to tell me how to live my life.\n\nPeople killed by tobacco every year -- 400,000+\nPeople killed in alcohol related incidents -- 80,000+\nPeople killed in car accidents every year -- 60000+\n\nFind one proven case where someone died from a pot overdose.  Good luck.\n\nAll you anti drug activists need to get away from your socialist propaganda that tells you pot makes you a raving lunatic with a low sperm count and no motivation.  I've done a lot of drugs in my life, and I'm a whole hell of a lot more successful than half of the assholes out their in this world.\n\nOh, and if you didn't like my rant, how about this...\n\nGenesis 1:29-30\n\n29 And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food. 30 And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the heavens and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.
39523
Alcohol has GREAT medicinal effects, as does marijuana ... no ... alcohol is absolutely horrible and if it were put to a vote today ( by the AMA, NIH and WHO ) would absolutely be ILLEGAL.  Too many detrimental effects whereas, marijuana has calming effects ( on most people ) and also has tremendous medicinal effects.  No one has ever died from an overdose of marijuana ... the same can NOT be said about alcohol ... \n\nAlcohol is much more addictive.