Alcohol, unlike cannabis, is a central nervous system depressant. Its over-consumption may cause respiratory failure, coma, and death. By contrast, consuming cannabis — regardless of quantity — cannot cause lethal overdose. High Times
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Wisconsin Gov. Thinks Alcohol Safer Than Pot
Alcohol and marijuana are fundamentally different substances, but not for the reasons he implies.Alcohol is a central nervous system depressant that acts primarily upon the brain’s opioid receptors. Heroin also acts on this same receptor system. That is why th… High Times
President Obama: Marijuana No More Dangerous Than Alcohol
Obama Calls New Laws Legalizing Marijuana in Colorado and Washington ‘Important’ In an interview with the New Yorker published Sunday, President Obama spoke about his past drug use, said marijuana was no more dangerous than alcohol, talked about racial disparities in marijuana arrests and said the new laws legalizing marijuana in Colorado and Washington are ‘important.’ Medical […]
Alcohol, Not Marijuana, Leads to Intimate Partner Violence
Booze contributes to a higher probability for intimate partner violence than weed. At least that is the consensus of a recent study published in the latest issue of the journalAddictive Behaviors, which finds that men under the influence of alcohol are more likely t… High Times
Holiday Alcohol Use Encouraged, Pot Use Questioned By Media
OnJanuary 1, 2014, the first marijuana markets open in Colorado. Later next year, legal marijuana will be for sale in Washington. Personal possession and use by adults has been legal for an entire year in these two states. Yet as Christmas passes and New Year’… High Times
Teen Use Of Alcohol, Tobacco Falls To Historic Lows
Adolescent consumption of alcohol and tobacco fell to historic lows while self-reported annual use of cannabis held steady, according to survey data released today by the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor — which has been sampling teens consumption of various licit and… High Times
Legalized Cannabis Could Threaten the Alcohol Industry
Salon.comBy Jodie Gummow, Alternet.org As the legalization of recreational marijuana gains momentum across the United States with public support at an all-time high, many advocates eagerly await to see what effect legalization will have on big alcohol. Will it be forced to fight for market share? Or is alcohol so heavily ingrained in our society that […]
10 Reasons Marijuana is Better For You Than Alcohol
Last week the National Institute of Drug Abuse released a statement denying that pot is less toxic than alcohol, which resulted cries of dismay from those at the HT offices and nationwide. We decided to come up with a list of just some of the reason why weed wins over boo… High Times
Agency Denies MJ Is Less Toxic Than Alcohol
The National Institute on Drug Abuse released an eyebrow-raising statement to PolitiFact on Monday, denying that marijuana is less toxic than alcohol. “Claiming that marijuana is less toxic than alcohol cannot be substantiated since each possess their own unique set of risks and consequences for a given individual,” wrote the institute. NIDA, part of the […]
Alcohol, Marijuana Prohibitions Don’t Work
Prohibition doesn’t work. Not in alcohol. Not in marijuana. Human nature is just too natural for such prohibitions to work beyond the scale of individuals and families. This is what the Oglala Sioux Tribe decided last week in a historic, and extremely close referendum at the infamous Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. For the […]