Which is worse for you?

by **InkL0sed** on Thu May 29, 2008 9:27 pm

Alcohol or marijuana?

by **muy_thaiguy** on Thu May 29, 2008 9:35 pm

Both.

by **rhoges6** on Thu May 29, 2008 9:51 pm

Do you mean medically, as in which will cause more damage to your body? I'm not sure except to say that both should be avoided. As for which is more dangerous to those around the users, I would say alcohol. The main reason is that because marijuana is illegal, people tend to use it in private so as not to get arrested. Thus, they aren't around large groups of people. Alcohol, on the other hand, can legally be consumed, and is also done so in public places, i.e. bars, sporting arenas, etc. This leads to more interaction with other people while under the influence, and we've all seen what happens then. The other thing is that people GO out to bars, which means the must get home some way. Drunk driving is responsible for so many deaths, both drunk and sober people, that alcohol is in my opinion more dangerous.

by **Neoteny** on Thu May 29, 2008 9:59 pm

I'd say alcohol. It does a number on your liver. Livers are a good thing.

by **DiM** on Thu May 29, 2008 10:15 pm

depends on how much you consume.
considering the fact i haven't drank anything in the past 3-4 years but i do have an occasional puff i'd say alcohol is worse

by **Neoteny** on Thu May 29, 2008 10:19 pm

Neoteny wrote:I'd say alcohol. It does a number on your liver. Livers are a good thing.

Also, you need your liver to get the most out of the pot.

by **MeDeFe** on Fri May 30, 2008 3:23 am

If you smoke the pot it does a whole lot of damage to your lungs, but make cookies or something with it and you should be fine.

by **Snorri1234** on Fri May 30, 2008 7:45 am

rhoges6 wrote:Do you mean medically, as in which will cause more damage to your body? I'm not sure except to say that both should be avoided.

Marjiuana doesn't cause much damage, as MeDeFe said, only smoking it is bad for your lungs but otherwise it's fine. (Though you should avoid it if you have a history of mental ilnesses in the family.)

As for which is more dangerous to those around the users, I would say alcohol. The main reason is that because marijuana is illegal, people tend to use it in private so as not to get arrested. Thus, they aren't around large groups of people. Alcohol, on the other hand, can legally be consumed, and is also done so in public places, i.e. bars, sporting arenas, etc. This leads to more interaction with other people while under the influence, and we've all seen what happens then. The other thing is that people GO out to bars, which means the must get home some way. Drunk driving is responsible for so many deaths, both drunk and sober people, that alcohol is in my opinion more dangerous.

Also, the whole "fighting while stoned is impossible" makes a difference too. We have shops in our country where you can buy and smoke pot, and I have never witnessed any problem there whatsoever.

Stoned driving is less dangerous than drunk driving, as you realise your abilities are worse so you'll drive more carefully. Being drunk makes you think you're awesome and able to do anything.

by **Zaqq** on Fri May 30, 2008 4:29 pm

Alcohol, hands down. Alcohol is worse fo ryour liver, more addictive, and can cause aggression. People get into fights, destroy themselves, and basically screw themselves over for life. Now, some alcohol like a glass or so of wine here and there is fine, but heavy drinking is a no-no.

Mary Jane on the other hand is not nearly as bad for the lungs as tobacco and you will probably be more vulnerable to respiratory illness but that's it, Cancer and whatnot maybe, but only with abuse of the drug (I think). There is some short-term memory loss too, but that is just plain funny. The biggest problem with it, I would say, is if one does do to much and get into the habit of somking day in-day out. This causes seious motivational issues and is kind of sad. Do some research, but watch out for things like "Research clearly demonstrates that marijuana has the potential to cause problems" (http://www.nida.nih.gov/infofacts/marijuana.html) which means nothing. I clearly have the potential to kill myself, but I dont. There is a LOT of that kind of stuff out there, but that's not to say that it is harmless either. Haevy use does not have the same repercussions as that of alcohol.