Not sure if this has been posted or not but here it is... Ok weed is "more dangerous" than ever cause it has more "THC" ok now lets ask this how is it more dangerous cause the THC level is higher now rather than smoking more weed 25 years ago and getting the same amount of THC, its just saying the weed is more potent and you have to smoke less to get the same effect, right, but see it says its more dangerous when in reality its less dangerous cause your smoking less right? Not according to them cause THC is the dangerous part of smoking weed? It also goes on to say how theres been more marijuana abuse, and increase in ER cases but heres the catch, the ER cases have been from people not knowing what the fuck they are doing and smoking wayyyyyyyyyy to much weed and thinking they are going to die (hahaha). See the funny thing is WHERES THE DEATHS FROM MARIJUANA? I DONT SEE THEM LISTED ANYWHERE! Then the chick has the balls to say marijuana has more carcinogens in it than cigs, but you smoke less weed than you smoke cigs, correct? Now wheres this "solid backed up evidence" at? I dont know. The only study out there is by the british, dont you think there will be others? Over 99 percent of of past year marijuana users did not end up in the ER due to marijuana. 99% of past marijuana users were not in rehab. http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/health/2008/06/18/cohen.potent.pot.cnn Heres some charts: Percent of Past Year Marijuana Users: Year\tArrested \tIn Rehab \t"Mention" it in the ER \tDeath Blamed on Use 1990 \t1.7 \t-- \t0.08 \t0.0000053 1991 \t1.6 \t-- \t0.09 \t0 1992 \t2.1 \t0.57 \t0.15 \t0.0000123 1993 \t2.2 \t0.64 \t0.16 \t0.0000057 1994 \t2.7 \t0.80 \t0.23 \t0.0000112 1995 \t3.3 \t0.96 \t0.25 \t0 1996 \t3.5 \t1.05 \t0.29 \t0.0000163 1997 \t3.6 \t1.02 \t0.33 \t0.0000051 1998 \t3.6 \t1.18 \t0.41 \t0.0000321 1999 \t3.7 \t1.22 \t0.46 \t0.0000262 2000 \t4.0 \t1.33 \t0.52 \t0.0000161 2001\t3.4 \t1.21 \t0.52 \t0.0000143 2002 \t2.7 \t1.10 \t0.46 \t0.0000039 2003 \t3.0 \t1.17 \t0.63 \t0.0000079 2004 \t3.0 \t1.19 \t0.85 \t0.0000236 2005 \t3.1 \t1.15 \t0.95 \t-- Sources: National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) FBI Uniform Crime Reports (Crime in the US) Treatment Episode Data Sets (TEDS) Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC Wonder) Population and Overall Marijuana Use Data Year \tTotal Population\tPop 12+ \tPast Year Users 12+\t% of Pop 12+ 1990 \t248,709,873 \t201,188,000 \t18,931,000 \t9.4 1991 \t252,177,000 \t202,859,000 \t18,067,000 \t8.9 1992 \t255,077,536 \t205,713,000 \t16,322,000 \t7.9 1993 \t257,783,004 \t207,199,000 \t17,510,000 \t8.5 1994 \t260,340,990 \t209,411,000 \t17,813,000 \t8.5 1995 \t262,755,270 \t211,532,000 \t17,755,000 \t8.4 1996 \t265,283,783 \t214,047,000 \t18,398,000 \t8.6 1997 \t267,636,061 \t216,206,000 \t19,446,000 \t9.0 1998 \t270,463,688 \t218,445,000 \t18,710,000 \t8.6 1999 \t272,690,813 \t221,123,000 \t19,102,000 \t8.6 2000 \t281,421,906 \t223,280,000 \t18,589,000 \t8.3 2001 \t285,317,559 \t225,636,000 \t21,086,000 \t9.3 2002 \t288,368,698 \t235,143,000 \t25,755,000 \t11.0 2003 \t290,809,777 \t237,682,000 \t25,231,000 \t10.6 2004 \t293,656,842 \t240,515,000 \t25,451,000 \t10.6 2005 \t296,410,404 \t243,220,000 \t25,375,000 \t10.4 Sources: United States Census Bureau National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) Possible Consequence of Marijuana Use: ER Visit or Drug Rehab \tOverall ER Visits \tMarijuana Mentions \tDrug Treatment Admissions Year \tNumber \t% of Total Pop. \tDrug Mentions \tNumber \t% of Drug Mentions \t% of Past Year Users \tTotal \tMarijuana \t% of Past Year Users 1990 \t82,323,000 \t33.1 \t635,460 \t15,706 \t2.5 \t0.08 \t-- \t-- \t-- 1991 \t84,189,000 \t33.4 \t674,861 \t16,251 \t2.4 \t0.09 \t-- \t-- \t-- 1992 \t85,944,000 \t33.7 \t751,731 \t23,997 \t3.2 \t0.15 \t1,560,311 \t92,414 \t0.57 1993 \t87,651,000 \t34.0 \t796,762 \t28,873 \t3.6 \t0.16 \t1,618,597 \t111,259 \t0.64 1994 \t89,697,000 \t34.5 \t900,317 \t40,183 \t4.5 \t0.23 \t1,671,039 \t142,707 \t0.80 1995 \t88,548,056 \t33.7 \t899,977 \t45,259 \t5.0 \t0.25 \t1,680,697 \t171,344 \t0.96 1996 \t91,189,270 \t34.4 \t906,078 \t53,770 \t5.9 \t0.29 \t1,643,731 \t192,918 \t1.05 1997 \t89,719,807 \t33.5 \t941,627 \t64,720 \t6.9 \t0.33 \t1,607,957 \t197,840 \t1.02 1998 \t89,682,719 \t33.2 \t981,286 \t76,842 \t7.8 \t0.41 \t1,712,268 \t220,173 \t1.18 1999 \t91,099,635 \t33.4 \t1,013,688\t87,068 \t8.6\t0.46 \t1,725,885 \t232,105 \t1.22 2000 \t96,163,379 \t34.2 \t1,098,915 \t96,426 \t8.8 \t0.52 \t1,770,028 \t249,687 \t1.33 2001 \t100,517,664 \t35.2 \t1,165,148 \t110,512 \t9.5 \t0.52 \t1,821,054 \t272,165 \t1.21 2002 \t102,809,601 \t35.7 \t1,209,938 \t119,472 \t9.9 \t0.46 \t1,936,711\t294,196 \t1.10 2003 \t104,672,704 \t36.0 \t1,255,846 \t159,326 \t12.7 \t0.63 \t1,897,164 \t294,834 \t1.17 2004 \t105,978,433 \t36.1 \t1,253,956 \t215,665 \t17.2 \t0.85 \t1,885,930 \t300,792 \t1.19 2005 \t108,373,604 \t36.6 \t1,449,154 \t242,200 \t16.7 \t0.95 \t1,849,548 \t292,250 \t1.15 -- data is not available Sources: National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) Treatment Episode Data Sets (TEDS) Notes: * The DAWN data collection system was modified beginning in 2003 to count all drug "related" visits regardless of whether or not the use of the drug was the cause of the visit. Thus the apparent "huge increase" in marijuana mentions is due to changes in how the visits are recorded -- not because of todays's modern "super-weed." * About 85 percent of such mentions involve those 18 or older. * Over 90 percent of all drug treatment admissions involve those 18 or older. Possible Consequence of Marijuana Use: Dying \tOverall Deaths \tMarijuana Related \tCompare To Deaths From: Year \tNumber \t% of Total Pop. \tNumber \t% of All Deaths \t% of Past Year Users \tPesticide Exposure \tPowered Household Appliances 1990 \t2,148,463 \t0.86 \t1 \t0.0000465 \t0.0000053 \t4 \t1 1991 \t2,169,518 \t0.86 \t0 \t0 \t0 \t8 \t7 1992 \t2,175,613 \t0.85 \t2 \t0.0000919 \t0.0000123 \t13 \t2 1993 \t2,268,553 \t0.88 \t1 \t0.0000441 \t0.0000057 \t7 \t3 1994 \t2,278,994 \t0.88 \t2 \t0.0000878 \t0.0000112 \t4 \t4 1995 \t2,312,132 \t0.88 \t0 \t0 \t0 \t5 \t5 1996 \t2,314,690 \t0.87 \t3 \t0.0001296 \t0.0000163 \t7 \t0 1997 \t2,314,245 \t0.86 \t1 \t0.0000432 \t0.0000051 \t2 \t0 1998 \t2,337,256 \t0.86 \t6 \t0.0002567 \t0.0000321 \t6 \t0 1999 \t2,391,399 \t0.88 \t5 \t0.0002091 \t0.0000262 \t12 \t6 2000 \t2,403,351 \t0.85 \t3 \t0.0001248 \t0.0000161 \t8 \t14 2001 \t2,416,425 \t0.85 \t3 \t0.0001241 \t0.0000143 \t7 \t13 2002 \t2,443,387 \t0.85 \t1 \t0.0000408 \t0.0000039 \t7 \t17 2003 \t2,448,288 \t0.84 \t2 \t0.0000816 \t0.0000079 \t3 \t11 2004 \t2,397,615 \t0.82 \t6 \t0.0002502 \t0.0000236 \t3 \t14 Grand Totals\t34,821,406 \t-- \t35 \t0.0001005 \t-- \t96 \t97 Source: Centers for Disease Control (CDC Wonder) Yes, marijuana has been blamed as the "underlying cause of death" for some people, but it certainly isn't very likely. Indeed, it is so unlikely that is difficult to find other causes of death to compare it to. Meanwhile, beware of bug spray and electric knives! Possible Consequence of Marijuana Use: Being Arrested \tDrug Law Arrests \tMarijuana Arrests Year \tTotal Arrests \tNumber \t% of Total \tNumber \t% for Possession \t% of Total \t% of Drug Law \t% of Past Year Users 1990 \t14,195,100 \t1,089,500 \t7.7 \t326,900 \t80.0 \t2.3 \t30.0 \t1.7 1991 \t14,211,900 \t1,010,000 \t7.1 \t282,800 \t78.6 \t2.0 \t28.0 \t1.6 1992 \t14,075,100 \t1,066,400 \t7.6 \t341,200 \t78.1 \t2.4 \t32.0 \t2.1 1993 \t14,036,300 \t1,126,300 \t8.0 \t382,900 \t82.4 \t2.7 \t34.0 \t2.2 1994 \t14,648,700 \t1,351,400 \t9.2 \t486,500 \t83.3 \t3.3 \t36.0 \t2.7 1995 \t15,119,800 \t1,476,100 \t9.8 \t590,400 \t85.0 \t3.9 \t40.0 \t3.3 1996 \t15,168,100 \t1,506,200 \t9.9 \t647,700 \t86.0 \t4.3 \t43.0 \t3.5 1997 \t15,284,300 \t1,583,600 \t10.4 \t695,200 \t86.3 \t4.5 \t43.9 \t3.6 1998 \t14,528,300 \t1,559,100 \t10.7 \t682,900 \t88.6 \t4.7 \t43.8 \t3.6 1999 \t14,031,070 \t1,557,100 \t11.1 \t704,800 \t87.0 \t5.0 \t45.3 \t3.7 2000 \t13,980,297 \t1,579,566 \t11.3 \t734,498 \t88.0 \t5.3 \t46.5 \t4.0 2001 \t13,699,254 \t1,586,902 \t11.6 \t723,626 \t88.6 \t5.3 \t45.6 \t3.4 2002 \t13,741,438 \t1,538,813 \t11.2 \t697,082 \t88.1 \t5.1 \t45.3 \t2.7 2003 \t13,639,479 \t1,678,192 \t12.3 \t755,186 \t87.8 \t5.5 \t45.0 \t3.0 2004 \t14,004,327 \t1,745,712 \t12.5 \t771,605 \t88.7 \t5.5 \t44.2 \t3.0 2005 \t14,094,186 \t1,846,351 \t13.1 \t786,545 \t88.5 \t5.6 \t42.6 \t3.1 Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reports (Crime in the US) Conclusion: the most dangerous thing about using marijuana is that you may get caught with it! Credit goes to http://www.briancbennett.com/charts/nutshell-marijuana.htm on the charts. And CNN on the bullshit information on marijuana trying to strike fear in people and succeeding.