Aside from the prohibitionists and people who are still poorly informed, cannabis is a substance non-toxic e much safer of numerous substances sold legally is now well known.
In fact, as the estimates from the latest report from the World Health Organization highlight, they are approximately 3 million people die every year for alcohol, including pathologies, cancer and accidents. According to the WHO, alcohol causes 5.3% of deaths worldwide.
It seems impossible, but due to cigarette smoke the situation becomes even more gloomy. Responsible for the death of 6 million people every year, approximately 1 death every 6 seconds, according to the WHO "is one of the most serious public health problems in the world".
A completely different story for cannabis. In fact, this sacred plant, although demonized and prohibited in favor of the God of money, he never claimed a victim in the history of humanity.
The reason? She explains it to us DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration): the American federal anti-drug agency, with a document dated 6 September 1988.
After calculating the lethal dose of cannabis, the agency concluded that: “It is technically impossible"die from a marijuana overdose.
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Deadly (but legal) alcohol: how much more so than cannabis?
One takes care of answering study published in Scientific Reports, which calculated that cannabis is well 114 times less lethal than alcohol. And not only that.
After analyzing the mortality risk of commonly used substances, the researchers concluded that, at the level of individual use, alcohol is in first place, followed by heroin, cocaine and tobacco.
It is therefore paradoxical that a substance so harmful both legal and cannabis, with its numerous therapeutic properties and uses that range across every sector, and illegal.
Having clarified this, we must always keep in mind that: "Marijuana is a psychoactive substance to be consumed responsibly". Since, as with all substances, even thecannabis abuse it has side effects. Including:
- drowsiness
- tachycardia
- decrease in cognitive abilities
- dry mouth
- dilation of the pupils
- redness of the eyes
- lack of concentration
- motor difficulties
- decreased verbal ability
- anxiety
- paranoia
Symptoms are often mild and naturally counteractable. In this case, the ideal would be to go to a quiet and peaceful place. Listen to relaxing music. Take deep breaths. Eat and hydrate enough, like ours munchies suggests to us.
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