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RE: Should all drugs be legalized?
There is no way that top graph is accurate; benzos, methadrone, methadone (which is pretty much a synthetic opiate), and ketamine are way more dangerous than cannabis. Is this graph about public perception or something, what is it based on, where is that data from?
It’s a bit complicated. The graph factors in things in besides the actual danger of the drug like getting arrested or getting harmed during buying. He was fired because the study showed that Cannabis was harmless but making it illegal actually makes it dangerous. I put a link under it but I guess it didn’t post. You can check it out here.
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-11660210
Ok, that definitely clears things up a bit. Pretty much the only danger of cannabis is the danger of incarceration.
Exactly, there are other things to factor in based on illegal status that add to the danger like an illegal market, improper growing/handling, and the rise in synthetics. But getting locked in a cage is basically the major harm.