Cannabis is not a Dangerous Drug
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Cannabis is considered a dangerous drug in most countries, including Israel. Therefore, growing and consuming cannabis is illegal, and the government invests many resources and efforts in penalizing consumers and growers as well as publicizing the dangerous of smoking marijuana.
In recent years, more and more researches showed the medical properties of cannabis and its potential as a treatment in various diseases and symptoms including epilepsy, Alzheimer, glaucoma, mental conditions such as depression, anxiety and post traumatic stress disorder, and various types of cancer. Also, many of the myths concerning cannabis consumption were refuted, such as the one claiming marijuana is a getaway to drug addiction.
We're not here to claim that cannabis is a miracle medicine and that it can solve all the sicknesses in the world; however, it is possibly less dangerous than what we were often told, and we can probably find riskier "drugs" in our home kitchen and medicine cabinet.
Cannabis vs. Alcohol
The most obvious comparison is between cannabis and alcohol; both are fairly popular psychoactive substances, commonly used in social circumstances. But while alcohol is legal with age limitation, recreational use of cannabis is usually illegal.
Comparing the body of research about alcohol and its potential health risks, the research about cannabis is relatively new. But while alcohol is related to 88,000 deaths a year (according to the CDC), including alcohol overdose, deaths from alcohol-related diseases, accidents and homicides, cannabis was related to zero deaths.
One of the main differences between cannabis and alcohol is that cannabis doesn't encourage risky behavior. For that reason, you won't hear about many violent acts or accidents caused under the influence of marijuana. Driving stoned is also less dangerous than drunk driving.
Alcohol abuse can damage the liver and increase the risk of liver cancer and other types of cancer including stomach, lungs, pancreas and prostate cancer. So far, the connection between smoking marijuana and cancer wasn't proofed. According to several researches marijuana even reduces the risks of cancer. (Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/25/AR2006052501729.html).
Cannabis vs. Nicotine
The health risks related to smoking cigarettes is not debatable. According to the CDC, cigarettes smoke is responsible to 80%-90% of the lung cancer cases in the US; Over 7,000 non-smokers die from lung cancer every year due to second-hand smoking.
Smoking cigarettes also increases the risks of cardiovascular diseases, lung diseases, insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. The cannabinoids decrease the carcinogenic effect of the smoke, and are considered a potential treatment for insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes.
Pain medications
The group of pain medications includes both over the counter drugs, such as aspirin, and narcotic prescription drugs (opioids), such as codeine, Vicodin and others. The second group is commonly prescribed to relief pain following operations or accidents, to treat chronic pain in cancer patients, after spinal disc herniation and other situations.
In recent years, opioids addiction, which includes both legal pain medications and street drugs such as heroin, became a lethal plague, killing over 50,000 people a year. Although in 2015 alone 20,000 people died of overdose of pain medications, these drugs were FDA approved. On top of being addictive, these pain medications come with a long list of negative side effects.
Ritalin and stimulants
Ritalin is the brand name of methylphenid
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