• delirious_owl@discuss.online
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    8 months ago

    Cannabis isn’t a drug.

    I mean, they didn’t have prohibition on caffeine and alcohol, which are both more dangerous than cannabis.

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      8 months ago

      Caffeine and alcohol are also both drugs. Drug doesn’t mean “bad”, it just means a chemical or substance that causes a physiological change in the body. Most drugs out there aren’t illegal, they’re prescribed as medicine.

      Wikipedia:

      A drug is any chemical substance that when consumed causes a change in an organism’s physiology, including its psychology, if applicable

      Dictionary.com:

      Pharmacology. a chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease or used to otherwise enhance physical or mental well-being.

      Cambridge Dictionary:

      any natural or artificially made chemical that is used as a medicine