Shock: cannabis is 'safer than alcohol and cigarettes'

I saw the pic and started laughing! Run kitty your gonna be put in a Bong again!!! Look at this bud, oh my god a kitty! Lets get high!

Obama needs to get elected so he can tax this sh!t and get this country moving in the right direction.

i knew this. that why i smoke and don't drink. its a naturally grown plant so obviously its there for a reason ; ) thank you god.

one day, we will turn on the tv and see the president smoking a fat one with the prime minister, maybe not anytime soon, but one day.

I'M DREAM'N BOUT BEING A BLUNT!!

I think if it were legalized and marketed by tobacco and alchol companies that it would open a HUGE!!! market.

people don't need to keep stating that they've felt a certain way about the lagality of selling/possessing pot. no one cares how long someone has felt about the topic. what we need to do is get together and make a change. pot is easily grown and harvested and, therefore, the only reason it is illegal is because the government cannot tax it when it is being illegally grown and sold. make it legal and growers pay a tax with no fear of prosecution - while undercutting the going illegal rate. a big economic boost and a much more rational society with much less violence and hopefully, one day, a president voted into office by a people who truely care about the course this country takes in history. The selfishness would significantly decrease and a selfless, humanitarian society could be born.

Great. Can we get rid of the above the influence commercials now?

pretty nice looking buds there........what are they saying?

NO! weed isn't as dangerous as cigarettes and alcohol, now that is shocking (say Michael in the most sarcastic tone he has ever pulled off)

look at that. the chronic. nice. haters of weed just don't know.

all part of going green!

Everyone knows pot can't possibly kill you. If anything those two must've eaten themselves into a coma from all that deeelicious cookie dough.

What about killing brain cells?

I know some major stoners and they're slow as hell. :/

This is no news to a True smoker...
I quit smokin The Devils Smokes(cigarette)..
And is stickin wit Goods Sticky Blessings...

Puff Puff Pass

We are all Terrorist who smoke according to Bush's Patriot Act..

look it up...

*gasp*

This is known by all formally educated???

That bud looked heady!!!

i no when im high im not trying to fight

i think fatties are the 1st step to world peace
...
and good health

that picture is perfect, with the planty substance and the orange cat. oh my, my two favorites.

LEGALIZE IT! and to those in favor of legalizing, ORGANIZE IT! We CAN do it. Find some way to help.

This is some thing we all new for years one day i am sure it will be legal and the use of this drug wont be frowned up on.

But then again there are so many different types of people that use this drug its hard to do the wright thing as some retarded person is going to do some thing stupid and blame it on smoking weed and ruin it for the rest of us.

But i can only hope that one day their will be coffee shops every where and we can all go for a nice relaxing smoke with out the fear of getting busted.

peas

But bongs are still just as dangerous as beer bottles kids!

name one person who smokes a fattie and drives his car into a family? but alcohal is legal!! who smokes weed and goes home and abuses their wife? but alcohal is legal! if they can tax alcohal, they can tax marijuana, its the u.s government for god sakes! they've ben doing whatever they want for years!!!! there's so many uses for cannabis, not just smoking, not to mention if they put a tax on it, we could prob pay off our tax deffecit in no time!!! whatever happend to for the people by the people? the country i love is going to shit, wanna know who's at fault? the criminal running it!!!!! just like this obama guy, universal health care, is that a joke? taking away my second ammendmant, the right to bare arms!!! lets take away my right to protect my family, this way the only people with guns are the criminals!! WAKE PEOPLE 'WE' HAVE TO TAKE THE POWER BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ONE LOVE

I love how this page has been bombarded by us stoners in support and for the aspect of DUH !

I bet that cat is loaded !

this has always been common sense for me.

decriminalize it!

we need laws passed!

get out there!

Imagine the investments that could boost our economy if pot was legally sold. Far fewer drug dealers and a much more sensible society.

Shock?

HEY! puff puff pass yo!

If the gov was smart they'd legalize it, tax it to the max and make money, while saving millions on their cops and jails!

first off...
YUM!

second, i like the educate yourself pic on the front page.
And then to reference the same post, we NEED a real education system!

Don't like weed? Try some and tell me if your opinion changes....hehe

:sigh: i wish i had some right now! fooey!

I think everyone should do some research on the benefits of medicinal marijuana. Those who are making allegations of marijuana destroying or even taking lives are simply not true. I'm sure there were other factors involved in each instance.

On another note in regards to NATURAL supplements; Shrooms are now being tested to help those who suffer from Turrets Syndrome. It is so new and pretty much un-heard of that we do not enough about it yet, but it is in the works. It's quite interesting.

Weed is so not a gateway drug. My Friend who is now in rehab started using cocaine when she was 10! she found weed 2 years after that after getting hooked to heroin, crack, meth, and cocaine. The only reason she would smoke weed was so she could get off the high of the other drugs.

having read all responses- majority rules- the only problem is that people get paranoid because of the illegality- sure chemicals in smoke will harm lungs, but what is harmful to the brain? a nicotine addiction, or a 5 o'clock personality change, not to mention what happens when alcolol is taken in excess....

Its common sense, all you have to do is look at the facts!

i think that if cannabis COULD cause death, it would have killed more than 2 people by now. i want to know more about the people who "died from weed" because i bet they are some pretty special cases where they hot boxed a closet and fell asleep and suffocated or some dumb shit like that. i declare shenanigans... legalize it yall!

I don't think society deems cannabis "physically" harmful as in its fatal potential. The real harm perhaps is its long term implementation in altering people's brains and lungs for the worst. The only reason alcohol is more tolerable is because it doesn't change brain chemistry nearly as much as cannabis.

This is not a gateway drug, rather a drug that grew along US highways before it was banned by the Alcohol people.

Reminds me of the report from the UK's Police Foundation back in 1999:
"21... When cannabis is systematically compared with other drugs against the main criteria of harm (mortality, morbidity, toxicity, addictiveness and relationship with crime), it is less harmful to the individual and society than any of the other major illicit drugs or than alcohol and tobacco. This is why our consideration of the relative harmfulness of drugs has led us to the conclusion that cannabis is wrongly placed in Class B of Schedule 2 to the MDA."
http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/Library/studies/runciman/pf7.htm
pdf available on their website:
http://www.police-foundation.org.uk/site/police-foundation/2006/content/events--...

"No humin cop is cming, can i haz hashi?

Everything in moderation. I just found in my studies, that too much refined sugar can be harmful and interfere with metabolism and vitamin uptake and can contribute to obesity, acne, vitamin A and E deficiency and high cholesterol leading to arteriosclerosis and death, who is banning all this sugar incl, high fructose corn syrup (worse). So keep drinking, smoking cigarettes eating and die. But marijuana is dangerous. Riiight.

JUST BLAZE IT

Legalize it, I love weed but it is illegal and I want to do that instead of drink and smoke cigarettes.

surely you jest!

I'm shocked!! OMG!!! AHHH!!! SO MUCH SHOCK!!

did anyone notice the cat in the picture?
yeah me neither

that bud looks amazing

Legalizing this herb/medicine would help out our crumbling economy.

If not at least we can all chill a little, and jam some Bob Marley.

One Love.

LEGALIZE IT you inhuman pukes in government!

keep hope alive
that in the us the lawmakers will come to their senses

Im shocked and amazed... You know with all the news about marijuana overdoses, and related car crashes.... (sarcasm). Really folks this is a no-brainer, even the pot-heads can think this one through with no effort......

duh!

I bet its the tobacco and alcohol companions who put lobbying for ban of marijuana! but idk...who knows...?

still i am wondering now if marijuana were to be legal how would the tobacco and alcohol companies try to market marijuana products?

Trouble is not all politicians like the acrid smell or the munchies associated with weed. I guess it should be cured in a Chablis or something...

damn. the pot in that picture looks so damn tasty. I WANT IT!

great lets make it legal now

I got contact just from reading these responses! why legalize it? just decriminalize cannabis. if you legalize it, they'll just tax the hell out of it. not that i care either way.

No Duh~! Hey those are some tight Nugs!

Only two deaths. i think its clear that the sticky green nuggets of joy are way safer then ANY other drug.

What's with the cat? Is that your smoking buddy?

Cannabis is love.(period)

The United States war on drugs is not real! Sure all the "underlings" might think they are working for a good cause; busting those evil dopers but...they're just helping to recirculate the "evidence". The CIA sells crack to Harlem, Compton, and Watts to name a few. Marijuana isn't a drug, it's a plant. As for those two deaths(wiki sourced; so i can't give it too much credit) occurred in the same case involving two gentlemen, a very very small crawlspace, and a cone or two. They died of smoke poisoning due to very poor ventilation aka world's smallest "hotbox". I still find it hard to believe with things like the gas mask that allow high volumes of smoke to linger in a small enclosed space while the recipient breathes away.
How can some thing like alcohol and tobacco be legal if they kill much more than this Controlled Substance? perhaps it's because Marijuana is a teacher, and the government doesn't like you learning anything not shoved down your throat by the Education system.
So do your self a favor, roll one up and go on a hike...life's better that way.

Considering Alcohol and Tobacco are two of the worst substances you can put in your body I wouldn't take it as a huge victory that its "safer"

Interesting report, it is nice to get some information from reputable sources and not the usual High Times or DEA.

Interesting information....bud smokers that don't drink or smoke cigarettes know this already, as their lifestyles don't involve as much bullshit unlike the bullshit that comes with drinking (violence, deaths, destruction of relationships, etc.)....truth

heck........I could of told them that.......ive been studying marijuana for about 12 years.

In case you haven't heard, the earth is totally round.

If anyone is interested type this in to you tube and watch it this is real reason cannabis was made illegal in America theirs numerous other documentary's Ive seen but this is all i can find for now. (Modern Day Slavery: Racism and the Drug War ). Hope this shows you just what governments are really capable of Britain is no better. have fun.......

*drool*
Picture

legalize it

If any one knows anything about American prohibition in 1920 to the 1933 then surly that's proof enough that prohibiting things just makes things worse it paves the way for more crime lords IE Alcapone along with over famous mobsters. it also created a massive depression. Once prohibition was abolished things started to look up again you only have to look at Amsterdam. It has a lower heroine problem than most parts of Europe if not all and since weed is legal there chances are people may have cut down on the harsher drugs. lets face it, its easier than going down the illegal root. it is also safer for customers who smoke weed due to the fact that its produced by a company and not by some seedy drug dealer. sorry about the little rant lol

my take is that they should allow cultivation of marijuana and still outlaw distribution and sale. think of it this way, those who want to smoke it can just grow it legally without dealing with the violence and scum of selling drugs which is really where our problem is at.

That's class! A or B or C tho??

The report found that there was very little crime associated with cannabis as it's a relatively cheap drug so users are not as likely to steal to feed their habits as they would with say, more expensive Class A drugs.

I heard that Hindus believe that Shiva gave this plant to man kind as a simple pass time

I think its better then T.V.

I'm not shocked. I'm quite pleased.

It's 4:20 in the morning and the phone rings at the white house.....Who do you want to answer it?

Stress kills. Smoke pot and live longer!

I'm glad to see this in the news, as long as the message is alive and voted, I think its getting the respect it needs.

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

I can smell that picture through my monitor...

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 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.

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 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.

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.

nice budzzz

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!

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

SHOCKER!

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.

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

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.

I'm appalled! Just kidding.

I knew this,

don't we all know this?

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.

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

wow, did youjust figure that out? :|

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.

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.

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

shock? lol i hope you were being sarcastic

that is some fine greenery

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.