Marijuana

[Edwardo Piet]

Also I saw a program about drugs and it said that marijuana is FOUR times worse for your lungs than normal cigarettes.

Look it up, I'd like to see some evidence supporting this. I think you'll find the opposite. In fact, THC has been documented as providing relief from some lung disorders, such as asthma, even when smoked.

Regarding the lung cancer risk: also false.

To say marijuana is "just as dangerous" as alcohol is false. It's actually hardly dangerous at all. Marijuana cannot kill you. You might drive a car after using and kill someone, but you could say the same about beer, cough syrup, or turkey.

It's safer than hundreds of items you can buy in any grocery store.

The only downside is the smoking can deposit burnt plant matter in your lungs. The act of smoking can irritate your throat and lungs. These are downsides that can be completely eliminated through vaporization or eating in place of smoking. Regardless, if someone desires to irritate their throat and lungs, who are we to stop them?

Sorry if I'm coming off as preachy, but this is an issue I am passionate about, and I feel an open-minded community such as thing would see the benefits of a shift in attitude towards cannabis, and "drugs" in general.

Other links:
Marijuana Myths

Its ok thats fine. I don't actually know much about it I simply said what I'd seen and heard on the program. I don't know where to find the evidence of it.
Also it was a pretty old program. Its form 1995 I'll look the program up and try and see if there is any evidence of this claim it makes. And I'll look elsewhere too.
The program is with Rik Mayall, its called 'Out of my head', here's some info on it: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0141698/#comment
It doesn't really say anything about pot there though.
The thing is I don't know much about drugs. Perhaps because the only non-medicated drug I have ever took is alcohol. And I have very little of that indeed. Probably about a lager or two a week.
I've never even smoked ever. Not one cigarette.