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If you absolutely must play alcohol and cannabis off against one another, it should be noted nobody has ever officially died from cannabis abuse.
However, more people die directly from smoking than from alcohol - and tobacco is often an integral part of inhaling cannabis.
If it is smoked on its own, it leaves the harmful psychotic effects of long term use. Scientists are certain cannabis can serve as a trigger of latent schizophrenia, a possibility that seems highly likely to anyone who has ever experienced disorientation, confusion and paranoia after smoking a joint - i.e. everyone.
There is a large defensive crowd of dope-takers, and it is often applauded as a safer alternative to alcohol - that it is a peaceful, sociable drug as opposed to the violence and anti-social behaviour attributed to hard drinkers.
Cannabis is generally illegal because the consequences of its use lead to a more damaged society than with alcohol, not because of taxation.
I doubt many constant heavy users have ever reached professional and respected heights through the lethargic and introspective nature of the drug, and by contrast many achievers have been brought down by alcohol.
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