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Originally Posted by Xaccers
Why can't you extend that argument to class A drugs though?
As for canibis being less harmful than alcohol or tobacco, you're more likely to get lung cancer from smoking canibis than drinking alcohol or smoking tobacco.
And don't most people smoke canibis with tobacco rather than instead of?
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To extend the argument to class "A" drugs shows a total lack of understanding of the nature of class "A" drugs and the completely different nature of them. Would you class a child's pea-shooter in the same classification as an AK47?
The link between cancer and spliffs is not due to cannabis, but rather the nature of the way they are smoked with more nicotine being inhaled and more deeply than when smoking a "Normal" cigarette and in addition the lack of any filter also increasing the tar intake too. These same links to cancer are therefore not shown when cannabis is not used in conjunction with tobacco AFAIK, unless you are aware of conclusive research that disproves this.
Notwithstanding this, the key point I was making was that the tobacco content is known to be more harmful but that element of a spliff is actually legal, whereas the less harmful element, cannabis, is illegal and thereby pointing out the irony of that situation.