The president is pardoning thousands of people convicted of use and simple possession of marijuana on federal lands and in the District of Columbia.
    • Gigan@lemmy.worldEnglish
      111·
      11 months ago

      There are lots of drugs worse than alcohol. Meth, fentanyl, or heroine for example.

      Alcohol is worse than marijuana though.

      • n1ckn4m3@kbin.social
        51·
        11 months ago

        Worse is a subjective term. Alcohol causes more deaths per year (140,000+) than all other drug overdose deaths combined (~103,000). Alcohol also has significant long term health impact for even light users. I think what’s truly the worst is how normalized alcohol use and abuse is in American society.

      • GlitterInfection@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        11 months ago

        Fun fact: withdrawal from alcohol can and frequently does kill people.

        Withdrawal from meth doesn’t kill people and it’s uncommon for people to die from opiate withdrawal.

        Alcohol is a horrible drug.