Shock: cannabis is 'safer than alcohol and cigarettes'

Been saying this for YEARS. I didn't know there were 2 deaths directly contributed to cannabis though. I thought there weren't any recorded deaths in relation to cannabis use.

I'll wait for the naysayers of legalizing weed to come in here and say this is "bullshit" and that weed is a "dangerous gateway drug" that must be kept illegal to "keep our children safe". Or whatever insane reasoning they come up with.

shock? lol i hope you were being sarcastic

that is some fine greenery

this isn't NEWS in the sense that it is new
but i voted it up because i agree

They've known this for years, the problem is that it won't pay their stockholders dividends...all they care about is separating you from your money and freedom. Marijuana prohibition...It's a lovely excuse for enforcing laws that protect no one.

a duh. the only reason weed is illegal is because our racist forefathers found it a nifty way to pick on their mexican neighbors. not too much has changed either...

and for you nay-sayers, this is coming from someone who stopped smoking years ago.

wow, did youjust figure that out? :|

In other news: Earth found to be round, sun is center of the solar system, Axl Rose sucks.

Finally they're figuring out what everyone's been saying all along... *sigh* it'll probably still take a while for governments to understand this though.

I knew this,

don't we all know this?

I'm appalled! Just kidding.

Hmm, while I agree it may be safer in moderation, the four people that I know that smoke weed really heavily, pretty much constantly all ended up with mental health issues. This wasn't "a few joints a day" material, though, this was constant bongs/buckets all day long for years. Some of those guys ended up in worse shape than most of the hard drinkers I know.

Oh the shock! I'm still shocked from knowing this over a decade ago... :-)

it doesnt matter how "safe" something is said to be... it is still putting toxins in your body, not that i am a saint by any means... people just need to be smart about what ever they are putting in themselves.

SHOCKER!

I don't see how the government can outlaw a plant in the first place.

im not shocked a bit, and actually ive been standing on that soapbox for years. cigarette's and their addatives and frequent intake, alcohol's massive motor-skill and judgement depletion and liver errosion. pot's buzz is controllable and unless you have the sole intention of smoking your entire bag, you dont do it that often. of course theres the side effects of short-term memory and motivation loss. Some say that pot intensifies depression symptoms, but this symptom i believe is different from person to person, i know its not true in my case, but for others it may be true. Legalize and tax it so i can grow it and fix the deficit!

nice budzzz

Everyone knows that but only stupid people buy it.
Grow your own read the books 1 house plant can supply you for ever free. Its a weed it grows everywhere.The cure all drug ,no but it helps more than it hurts by far.

i think it's interesting that after all the time, effort and money put into the legislation of illegalizing a natural herbal supplement, if you will, now all of a sudden somebody is realizing(or admitting) that it really isn't such a bad idea to legalize cannabis. does anybody remember the prohibition? all that did was create a gateway for more crime and corruption, and it didn't last all that long. if the sale, exchange, posession, and use of cannabis were legal, yeah the court system probably wouldn't generate as much revenue for all the violations, but you know damn well they would tax the heck out of it to make up the difference... so, providing that someone may go to the local market, get GOOD marijuana, and enjoy.... this is the best idea since sliced bread.

Shocking. I wish more people would know the facts about their beloved nicotine and alcohol when compared to cannabis.

Just Say No programs are ridiculous.

I bet anything that the legalization and taxation on herb would get us on our way out of our deficit in a matter of 10-15 years. In addition, you would have less arrest stemming from possession, and a less overcrowding of the prisons. It's funny we are the ones who get high, but can put 2 and 2 together and come to the above conclusion.

And they think this is going to make a difference to P.M. Brown who regurgitates crap facts like cannabis causes psychosis and whose got Bush's hand up his back? The facts for the safer argument are spewed everyday, even here in the U.S., trust me. Obviously lawmakers don't care about the health of their constituents.

I can smell that picture through my monitor...

the giant clinical trial should speak for itself , hind sight is 20/20!