Do you think cannabis is less harmful than alcohol?

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I guess it depends - obviously both have harmful effects on our body in different ways - i think cannabis is more harmful to our mental health, whereas alcohol is more physical.

With regards to being harmful within the society - i'd say that cannabis is definately less harmful - i mean, how many people do you see in punch-ups outside a club or pub after smoking a joint, compared to those who have consumed alcohol?
At the end of the day, I think when you're stoned it just comes down to 'but can i really be bothered?!' Chances are, unless there's food at the end of it - then it's just too much effort, too much of a mission.
Alcohol is definately more likely to induce violence and other aggressive behaviour, in my opinion.

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Other 15 Answers to Do you think cannabis is less harmful than alcohol?

ZombieKitty	Posted Jul 30th, 2009 at 10:00AM Yes I do. Pot chills most people out, where alcohol makes a lot of people stupid. (Or more stupid). Rated: +5Vote for this!
TheGoldenBear	Posted Jul 29th, 2009 at 10:24AM I do. Less toxic, less addictive, less violence and less hangovers. Rated: +3Vote for this!
gadabout	Posted Jul 29th, 2009 at 6:06PM w/o question - no calories, mellow mood, no hang over Rated: +3Vote for this!
michee144	Posted Jul 29th, 2009 at 10:28AM Yes ... I can drive high, I cant drive drunk. Rated: +3Vote for this!
21stCenturySchizo idMan	Posted Jul 29th, 2009 at 10:29AM Um, I think the answer is in the question, alcohol is a poison, weed is not. I never woke up puking my guts out, with a wicked head ache the day after smoking weed. Weed has many medicinal qualities too, alcohol has none. Rated: +3Vote for this!
tallboy61	Posted Jul 29th, 2009 at 10:27AM I put it in a pipe , bong , chillum , rizla, chalis and ate it and it daynt do me no harm. Eventually i got fed up with it and dont do it any more where as my ex alchoholic wife is still wankered daily. Rated: +2Vote for this!
shf84	Posted Jul 29th, 2009 at 6:06PM Possibly I haven't heard of any one becoming violent on weed. I don't have any use for either one my self. Rated: +2Vote for this!
Artisina	Posted Jul 29th, 2009 at 6:07PM I think anything to extreem is bad. I think pot harms the brain in that it kills white blood cells, which don't reproduce, whereas alcohol kills the liver. Alcohol is worse as far as violence, as it can cause aggresivness in otherwise passive people. I drink a bit but I don't overdo it. When pot becomes legal, I will probably smoke once in a while. I prefer the high of pot to the high of alcohol. Plus, like everyone else said, no hangovers or throwing up. Just mellows me out, helps me sleep, makes sex better and movies funnier or more intense. Can't say that about alcohol. At least I can't. Rated: +2Vote for this!
Dhesyca	Posted Jul 29th, 2009 at 6:08PM Yes, I do. Alcohol is both psychologically and physically addictive, whereas pot is only psychologically addictive...and even then, addiction to pot is WAY more rare. While pot as 4 times as much tar as cigarettes, people don't usually smoke it as often as cigarettes so they actually get LESS tar overall. And while pot can cause damage to the lungs, heart problems, and minor damage to the brain due to lack of oxygen, alcohol causes heart, liver, kidney, stomach, and brain damage. Plus, alcohol can lead to violent behavior in some people whereas i've never heard of someone going ballistic while on pot. Rated: +2Vote for this!
emperorofcali	Posted Jul 29th, 2009 at 10:33AM Both are less harmful than people who consider either one harmful. In other words, there's the bullet, and there's the gun. People who would abuse either one constitute the gun. Otherwise, both are fantastic vehicles for chemicals which can alter the brain in producing relaxation, euphoria, and in the case of weed, somatic bliss. Rated: +1Vote for this!
oldnwise2	Posted Jul 29th, 2009 at 10:51AM cannabis is the better choice...it's natural and has many medical uses...like easing the pain and nausea from chemo treatments...and suppling more blood to the eyes of glaucoma patients......don't know of any benefits for alcohol Rated: +1Vote for this!
RedRover	Posted Jul 29th, 2009 at 11:01AM To all the posters opining that weed is less harmful, hey, I'll drink to that! (Just trying to keep this in character, Storm.) Rated: +1Vote for this!
SummerWind18	Posted Jul 29th, 2009 at 11:46AM yes, definately Rated: +1Vote for this!
SeriouslySappy	Posted Jul 29th, 2009 at 12:20PM On a scale of 1 to purple, I vote for deep purple. I do think it's probably less harmful but I don't know from experience. Rated: +1Vote for this!
void00	Posted Jul 29th, 2009 at 6:06PM I think cannabis is definitely the lesser of two evils. Rated: +1Vote for this!

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