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Originally Posted by MaDalton
your sarcasm detector is broken...
but: weed is of all drugs surely the most harmless, opposed to nicotine and alcohol it's not addictive (physically)
and i just found this:
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Worldwide Cost of Nicotine, Alcohol, and Drug Abuse
(in billions of dollars)
Alcohol addiction $885
Drug abuse $880
Smoking $400
Total cost: $2,165 billion
Note: Based on 2005 world market data.
Source: Kalorama Information
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It should be noted that there are many countries/ cultures where just the cost of smoking makes it prohibitive while alcohol is cheap and easily available. Alcohol is far more available and used world wide than cigarettes.
The stats above would be more telling and pertinent to this discussion if they were about countries where alcohol and cigarettes are both available.