Sentences with phrase «better than marijuana»

Not exact matches

Because alcohol consumption is more harmful to people than marijuana use, but the two are substitutes, legalizing pot will lead customers to shift to the better of the two choices.

And Sen. Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican, told a reporter on Thursday that the «federal government has better things to focus on,» than cracking down on marijuana.

Inventories in Canada have been growing by more than Canadian production, after accounting for sales, meaning there is likely marijuana being imported as well.

But Americans are curiously unwilling to learn from Europe, even though almost all member - states of the European Union have better policies and lower rates of addiction than the U.S.. On other points, Massing is in agreement with the harm - reduction approach: he favors free needles, methadone treatment, decriminalization of marijuana and repeal of mandatory sentencing.

But until more studies are done or the long - term effects of marijuana use and breast feeding are known, I say better safe, than sorry.

DA Eric Gonzalez's office has moved toward fewer minor marijuana prosecutions, too, aiming to mainly continue with those cases that cause a public nuisance — still a concern for advocates but better than the current system.

«We recognize that opening up the state constitution would also touch on a lot of issues well beyond marijuana legalization, many of which could potentially end up being altered in ways that would hurt our members or our allies, who live more than single — issue lives,» Moore said.

«We recognize that marijuana is better sold behind the counter than on the streets,» said Betty Aldworth, deputy director of the National Cannabis Industry Association.

Howie Hawkins, the Green Party candidate for Governor, said at the parade that «we must demand more than our present ineffective medical marijuana program which seems primarily designed to enrich a few well - connected business people.

«We must demand more than our present ineffective medical marijuana program which seems primarily designed to enrich a few well - connected business people.

Calling for better regulation and oversight of marijuana edibles, Vandrey and his team say patients who consume underlabeled products — meaning more THC is in the product than is stated on the label — could suffer from overdosing side effects, including extreme anxiety and psychotic reactions.

That's true of both population - level studies looking at marijuana's potential harms, as well as clinical studies looking for benefits, although the report notes that there have been far more population studies than clinical studies.

In fact, we know very well that people with PTSD who use marijuana — a potent cannabinoid — often experience more relief from their symptoms than they do from antidepressants and other psychiatric medications.

Smoking cigarettes, although a better alternative than smoking marijuana have been known to slow down the detox process.

Another potentially problematic aspect of marijuana is the free radicals generated in the smoke, but again there's good news: marijuana smoke contains far less free radicals than tobacco smoke.

However, please note that «marijuana smell» is the smell of the growing plants themselves and is undoubtedly a different issue than the smell of burning marijuana — though it's good to know about such peripheral information.

Whatever the better policy may be, a full and frank discussion of the costs and benefits of the attempt to prohibit the use of marijuana is far wiser than suppression of speech because it is unpopular.»

J. Craig Williams: Well, Paul Larkin, there's been an argument by those in favor of the loosening of pot laws that the federal government ought to be going after the opioid epidemic, which is lot worse they claim than whatever dangers that marijuana causes.

In simple terms, the criminalization of marijuana does more harm than good.

Well, guess what, science has advanced a great deal since then and there is more evidence now that long - term marijuana use is harmful than there was before.

Maine has medical marijuana as well as decriminalization of quantities less than 2.5 oz per person, so smoking doesn't just mean cigarettes.

Best outcome: Standard (Non-Tobacco) rates if you use marijuana no more than two times per month.

But not all insurance companies are created equal, and some offer better life insurance rates for marijuana users than others.

Well there are more things than you think from scuba diving to smoking marijuana.

My point is that legal marijuana is in a volatile market, yes, but it's one that is many degrees more predictable, safer, and better suited for long - term investment strategies than is the cryptocurrency market.

If this individual has been a caregiver in Colorado for 12 years, he is probably one of the best MEDICAL marijuana growers in the world [it is totally different than that «get high» crap.]

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