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Re:America has a drinking problem by kortilla on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @03:56AM (#27366111)
> Another way to measure is the therapuetic index. It's the ratio of the lethal dose divided by the effective dose. It's about 10 for ethanol and 30,000 for cannabis. Larger is safer.

That’s a pretty pointless indicator. By that measure marijuana is better for you than water.

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Re:America has a drinking problem by daniellarusso on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @09:53AM (#27368684)
That is technically correct if you were to consume abnormal amounts of either substance.

I have read of people dying from consuming too much water.

I have not read that of cannabis.

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna16614865

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