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tridim

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1. Wow! That is a statistic that everyone can understand, even politicians.

Reply to limpyhobbler (Original post)

Tue Aug 13, 2013, 08:16 PM

Aug 2013

Put another way, Cannabis is reducing alcohol related death. That is HUGE!

I'm really starting to think that Cannabis prohibition was one of the biggest mistakes in all of human history. It makes no sense whatsoever, even before we learned about all the benefits.

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Passage of Medical MJ Laws Associated With Reduced Number of Alcohol-Related Traffic Fatalities [View all] limpyhobbler Aug 2013 OP

Wow! That is a statistic that everyone can understand, even politicians. tridim Aug 2013 #1

Completely agree. Huge mistake limpyhobbler Aug 2013 #3

What a wonderfully unexpected Isoldeblue Aug 2013 #2

Makes sense because it seems like when people smoke it then tend not to drink as much. nt limpyhobbler Aug 2013 #4

K & Reefer ~nt 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #5

harm reduction RainDog Aug 2013 #6