... ways. As for alcohol, not only can it effect the body on the long term, but there is also a risk in "drink-driving". Although driving after use of cannabis also increases risk far more people die at present, from the effects of alcohol or cigarettes than die from cannabis. And, very importantly, both cigarettes and alcohol are addictive, whereas, it is impossible to become physically addicted to cannabis. It is also impossible to overdose in cannabis, and people who die after taking it die of their own stupidity, for example walking out in font of cars and jumping from windows. One claim is that, if cannabis were legalised, the tobacco companies would jump at the chance to produce tobacco based reefers so as to get more young people addicted to tobacco. This is true. However, if someone is buying cigarettes they are buying them for pleasurable effects that come with ...

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