Marijuana use holds three-fold blood pressure death risk: study

Re:Marijuana use holds three-fold blood pressure death risk:... by ajross on Thursday August 10, 2017 @01:27PM (#14981972)

> Like how the policy makers protect the public from Alcohol, tobacco, and over-the-counter meds?

Well... yeah. Exactly like that. State and local laws cover when and where you can drink and smoke. The federal FDA extensively regulates OTC medications. HHS and ATF have extensive jurisdiction here too. And of course there is a very large private sector component made up of groups like AA, AlAnon and MADD that seek to address some of the social problems substance abuse causes.

I mean, you seem to be invoking sarcasm here, but in fact these substances are very heavily regulated right now. You need to expect weed to fall into the same category as it becomes legal and better-studied.

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Re:Marijuana use holds three-fold blood pressure death risk:... by nxsynonym on Thursday August 10, 2017 @02:10PM (#14982459)

I didn't mean to imply it shouldn't be regulated. From the way the article worded it made it seem like it was policy makers duty to protect the public from "reefer madness".

Yes those other things have regulations and restrictions, but how many alcohol related deaths have there been this year? How many heroin over doses that stemmed from prescription abuse?

My point is that context is necessary for these types of studies.

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