Alcohol versus Marijuana: Which is Better? (creation, disciple, bible, verse)

[Sunstone]

Of the two drugs, alcohol and marijuana, which is best for society? For users? Which is worse for society? For users? Why?

[Nanda]

Originally Posted by Sunstone

Of the two drugs, alcohol and marijuana, which is best for society? For users? Which is worse for society? For users? Why?

I don't see how there's a difference. I don't smoke in general, because of my asthma, but if we're going to keep cigarettes and alchohol legal, I don't see why marijuana is illegal. From what I understand, it doesn't do any more harm than the other two.

[MaddLlama]

Well, they both have their relative merits and downfalls.

Alcohol is cheap, and easy to get, and it normally doesn't take much of it to make a person inebriated. That's good for the person's wallet and the economy in general (alcohol is a very lucrative business to be in, trust me!). However, drinking leads to liver problems, accidents, death, and excessive use can potentially destroy one's life. And, that's not so good for people or for society.

Marijuana on the other hand is expensive, and hard to get, not to mention the fact that it's illegal. The black market really is no good for anybody. However, it has recreational and medicinal uses, with barely any addictive qualities and no studies have really conclusively shown that using it does any damage to the body. And, there have been no accidental deaths or overdose deaths from smoking it.

If I had to choose between the two, I would definitely choose marijuana. However, I do enjoy a glass of wine, a cocktail or a beer every now and then.

[Nanda]

Originally Posted by MaddLlama

However, it has recreational and medicinal uses, with barely any addictive qualities and no studies have really conclusively shown that using it does any damage to the body.

Other than the damage to the lungs that smoking anything produces, I would think.

[MaddLlama]

Originally Posted by Nanda

Other than the damage to the lungs that smoking anything produces, I would think.

Actually, I read a study not to long ago said that THC can actually help treat lung cancer.

http://www.medicinenet.com/script/ma...ticlekey=80522

[wizanda]

Cannabis is in most major religions globally as a holy teacher plant; including the Bible and Quran also…..

Cannabis lowers Ego and if not done holy, yolks are taken (paranoia) …yet on an overall look at societies who use it, materialism is allot lower….as when you a hippy, why bother how you dress….

Alcohol was apart of the fall, as if we have alcohol, we lower our overall collective consciousness….and produce more ego and so wars…..
It produces unneeded, wants and desires…
plus everyone “having drunk old wines, talks about how they plan to change their past”…
Most of the people in mental institution are there due to alcohol….

Cannabis heals and is classed vitamin M….

In Mark 6:13 he tell us the disciple healed with oil which would have contained cannabis and so known to help leprosy, plus many ailment.….

So which is best…one is holy and produces Christ’s; one is not and allows alcohol which the Bible condemns, on any wine old then a year…..

[angellous_evangellous]

Originally Posted by Sunstone

Of the two drugs, alcohol and marijuana, which is best for society? For users? Which is worse for society? For users? Why?

Marijuana is likely better for health and more effective for getting high.

Alcohol is cheaper, but more dangerous healthwise and notorious for driving deaths.

[Nanda]

Originally Posted by MaddLlama

Actually, I read a study not to long ago said that THC can actually help treat lung cancer.

http://www.medicinenet.com/script/ma...ticlekey=80522

Yeah, but the first sentence is "While smoking marijuana is never good for the lungs," which was kinda my point.

[michel]

Originally Posted by Sunstone

Of the two drugs, alcohol and marijuana, which is best for society? For users? Which is worse for society? For users? Why?

I would hazzard a guess that neither is the lesser evil......
As I understand it, marijuana, when taken in early teens can (and often does) bring on pyschological problems - which can turn into long term real personality problems.

Smoking causes damage of all kinds (even second hand smoking) - even though my Father in Law smoked a pipe all his life, and died at ninety.....on the reverse side, another relative diesd of cancer of the mouth which was attributed to having also smoked a pipe.

marijuana, if prescribed by a doctor, as pain relief for MS, as I understand it, has great value - but smoking has none. We all suffer from smoke related problems, but as far as I know, there are no positives for smoking cigarettes.

[nutshell]

Originally Posted by MaddLlama

no studies have really conclusively shown that using [marijuana] does any damage to the body.

Just a few weeks ago a new study came out with some surprising negative effects. I'll see if I can find the study.

EDIT: I'm not sure if this is what I was thinking of or not, but here you go: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18397348/