Ria Wrote: Having previously an alcoholic brother, who was alcoholic since early teens right up until he nearly died from his alcoholism... I find weed far less harmful on people in comparison. I work in a hospital also, and seeing the amount of wrecked teens on boozed filled parties, dying... actually dying from aspirating where they have puked whilst being unconscious, it going into their lungs and them getting a serious infection.
Everything is harmful, but I see far more benefits from use of weed in a medicinal manner. Children who have 100's of seizures a day can seek sweet relief from them with use the substance. I have seen it help people with tourettes live more comfortably day to day lives. And I heard in some cases, not all but it is good relief for terminal patients.
I am all for legalizing it on medical grounds, but even those who use it as a recreational drug I find far more better than them boozing.