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ALCOHOL VS. CANNABIS 2015 (INFOGRAPHIC)

Submitted by Marijuana News on Thu, 10/29/2015 - 08:45

DOES POPULARITY AND APPROVAL DETERMINE WHAT IS BEST? USUALLY NOT. CASE IN POINT: CANNABIS IS BETTER FOR YOU THAN ALCOHOL.

 

ALTHOUGH MAJORITY OF AMERICANS ARE REPORTED TO BE IN FAVOR OF “MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION”, WHEN IT COMES TO ACCEPTANCE AND APPROVAL RATES, ALCOHOL ALWAYS TAKES THE CAKE.

In 2013, 86.8 percent of people ages 18 or older reported that they drank alcohol at some point in their lifetime; 70.7 percent reported that they drank in the past year; 56.4 percent reported that they drank in the past month. These numbers are staggering compared to the number of Americans who report using cannabis.

 

FACT: EXCESSIVE ALCOHOL USE LED TO APPROXIMATELY 88,000 DEATHS AND 2.5 MILLION YEARS OF POTENTIAL LIFE LOST EACH YEAR IN THE UNITED STATES FROM 2006–2010.

Meaning: Alcohol actually shortened the lives of Americans who died between 2006-2010  by an average of 30 years. Further, excessive drinking was...

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