Learn before you judge.

[iDerrick]

The annual risk of being killed in a plane crash for the average American is about 1 in 11 million.

...the annual risk of being killed in a motor vehicle crash for the average American, which is about 1 in 5,000.

http://reportingstatistics.blogspot....tatistics.html
[Theres your plane crash source]

[Hessah]

I didn't see that it got moved. Sorry.

Hrae was trying to say that the chance of getting killed by weed is MORE than 1 in 11 million.

I did a quick google but I cant find anything yet. Anyone wanna enlight me with some ratios?

[iDerrick]

I didn't see that it got moved. Sorry.

Hrae was trying to say that the chance of getting killed by weed is MORE than 1 in 11 million.

I did a quick google but I cant find anything yet. Anyone wanna enlight me with some ratios?

Heres a interesting find:


ANNUAL AMERICAN DEATHS CAUSED BY DRUGS

TOBACCO ........................ 400,000
ALCOHOL ........................ 100,000
ALL LEGAL DRUGS ................ 20,000
ALL ILLEGAL DRUGS .............. 15,000
CAFFEINE ....................... 2,000
ASPIRIN ........................ 500
MARIJUANA ...................... 0
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Source: United States government...
National Institute on Drug Abuse,
Bureau of Mortality Statistics


http://www.legalizationofmarijuana.com/

Now I dont know about the 0 deaths, it just sounds too good to be true, but Im sure its close to none compared to the rest of the other drugs.

[A_Forever]

Heres a interesting find:


ANNUAL AMERICAN DEATHS CAUSED BY DRUGS

TOBACCO ........................ 400,000
ALCOHOL ........................ 100,000
ALL LEGAL DRUGS ................ 20,000
ALL ILLEGAL DRUGS .............. 15,000
CAFFEINE ....................... 2,000
ASPIRIN ........................ 500
MARIJUANA ...................... 0
----------------------------------------
Source: United States government...
National Institute on Drug Abuse,
Bureau of Mortality Statistics


http://www.legalizationofmarijuana.com/

I thought Marijuana was counted as an illegal drug D:!

/confused

[Hraesvelg]

Right, it would be counted amongst them, but it would also include the other types of illegal drugs. It contributed 0 to the overall number.

[Manzcar]

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/pubs-sum/145534.htm

It's a good read, but the germane bits to this particular topic are:

"Of all psychoactive substances, alcohol is the only one whose consumption has been shown to commonly increase aggression."

and

"Marijuana and opiates temporarily inhibit violent behavior, but withdrawal from opiate addiction tends to exaggerate both aggressive and defensive responses to provocations."

I'd suggest reading the entire article, but I know some people won't, hence the quoting.

A person using weed would in fact be less aggressive than in a normal, unaltered state.

Edit: Is the question now how many people have died from smoking weed? That answer is exactly zero. Period. In all of recorded history.

That would be incorrect two of my friends got high and drove their car off a bridge at the age of 17. Death because of POT. Use if you want to but don't tell me it doesn't kill anyone cause I have two friends in a grave because of POT. Ohhh yeah their death was labeled a car accident but they'd be alive if they weren't high.

[Phantom Badger]

I havn't yet watched the video, but I'm completely against almost all Drugs.
Tobacco, Marijuana, Cocaine, etc.
The only time Marojuana is acceptable is for medical uses i think.
Just a warning to you people, you may see this is being stubborn but I will not change my opinion.