All causes of death per year 2,436,652
Cardiovascular diseases 779,367
Malignant neoplasms 568,668
Lack of Health Insurance3 44,789
Drug induced2 37,485
Suicide 36,547
Motor vehicle accidents 36,284
Septicemia (infections) 35,587
by Firearms 31,224
Accidental poisoning 30,504
Alcohol induced 23,199
Homicide 16,591
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 9,424
Viral hepatitis 7,652
Cannabis (Marijuana) 0
Major marijuana myth: pot use use can be a cause of death. So say many anti-drug warriors, such as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who recently wrote to a constituent that "marijuana and other narcotics" can lead to death.
PotleafAccording to Time magazine, "No one has ever died of THC [marijuana] poisoning, mostly because a 160-pound person would have to smoke roughly 900 joints in a sitting to reach a lethal dose."
In 1988, DEA Administrative Judge Francis Young concluded, "In order to induce death, a smoker would have to consume 20,000 to 40,000 times as much marijuana as is contained in one marijuana cigarette."
Is It Worse for Teens to Smoke Pot or Cigarettes?
SodaHead Living
2012/06/11 18:00:00
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Here's the good news: Fewer teens are smoking cigarettes. Here's the bad news: More of them are smoking pot. A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that only 18 percent of teens said they smoked a cigarette in the past 30 days, but 23 percent said they smoked marijuana in the same time frame.
So why are adolescents choosing pot over cigarettes? A study from the University of Michigan found that teens have gotten the message that cigarettes are bad for you, but seem to believe marijuana is less harmful.
Alcohol, however, is still teens' top drug of choice. More than 1 in 3 high school students reported current alcohol use in 2011, and 1 in 5 high school students reported binge drinking, CBS reports. Do you think it's more dangerous for teens to smoke pot? Or cigarettes?
Top Opinion
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Stoner 2012/06/11 18:08:41
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If I had a teenager and found out s/he was smoking pot, I would suggest they smoke it in moderation and be responsible and focus on school.
And when exactly did I say or even imply that smoking pot is better than not smoking it? I think it's personal choice. Smoke if you want to, don't smoke if you don't want to. Simple as that. So I guess I'm not that stupid, though you do seem to assume a lot. Feeling like an ass yet?
I'd say look it up, but there's a lot of propaganda out there.
So instead, I'll just be done discussing this with you, it appears to be going no where.
This is what popped up for me in the first slot...
http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/27...
Grocery stores and 7/11s do more business with pot heads than drunks and that ripple effects their bottom line.
Get ride of Cig,s ( I was never stooooopid enough to start) and legalize Small farmer production of pot then tax it like booze and take a big chunk outta the U.S. deficit !!! 100,000,000,000 per year for investigation,prosecution and incarceration and the cost of broken families for growing,importing,distributin... and using pot. And here I thought RepublicRANTS were pro capitalism !!!! Take the $$$$ out of the hands of criminals, put it in the hands of small businessman/woman and lets get high, knock back a few and pa tay !!!