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In reply to the discussion: NIDA denies marijuana is less toxic than alcohol [View all]RainDog
(28,784 posts)2. Incredible to see
Outright lies to support policy that the American people do not want.
I could not, in good conscience, tell anyone to trust anything the NIDA has to say, considering their pattern of lies. They harm the American people by dealing in propaganda rather than fact.
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This is your brain on propaganda. Nora Volkow is little more than a witch doctor.
Comrade Grumpy
Aug 2013
#1
it is even worse than that: the pot "dependency" numbers are driven by
Warren Stupidity
Aug 2013
#48
There is also absolutely NO evidence that it carries an increased risk of any disease.
kestrel91316
Aug 2013
#28
I'm totally addicted to my teensy little dose at bedtime, lol. Because I LIKE sleeping well
kestrel91316
Aug 2013
#33
On the other hand I've know four people killed by alcohol (drunk driving).
Warren Stupidity
Aug 2013
#49
You don't even need to get behind the wheel. Enough booze will kill a human anyway.
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2013
#52
While that may be true ounce for ounce, lol, that's not how cannabis is used by anyone I know.
kestrel91316
Aug 2013
#27
I make an alcohol tincture for when I run out of brownies, but it only uses
kestrel91316
Aug 2013
#36
Lies like this are a danger to those who are being told alcohol is not very toxic by an agenda
Bluenorthwest
Aug 2013
#47