3volver@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 8 months agoWhy is alcohol legal if it's much more harmful than marijuana?message-squaremessage-square224fedilinkarrow-up1313arrow-down136
arrow-up1277arrow-down1message-squareWhy is alcohol legal if it's much more harmful than marijuana?3volver@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square224fedilink
minus-squarehungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up38arrow-down2·8 months agoUnlike marijuana, alcohol has been an important part of (the western) society for thousands of years. And the last time we tried banning it, it didn’t go too well.
minus-squarezik@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down2·edit-28 months agoAnd politicians drink alcohol so they’re not exactly lining up to ban it.
Unlike marijuana, alcohol has been an important part of (the western) society for thousands of years. And the last time we tried banning it, it didn’t go too well.
And politicians drink alcohol so they’re not exactly lining up to ban it.