Qasim Rashid, Esq.Apr 28, 2023

Annual Deaths in America from:
•Alcohol: 140,000
•Tobacco: 480,000
•Marijuana: 0

The pearl clutching over marijuana legalization & decriminalization is not grounded in facts—but in fear mongering propaganda & racial injustice that arrests Black people 3.7X more than white people, despite similar rates of use.

Show threadHuman #6,478,321,076Apr 28, 2023
@QasimRashid I get your point but the numbers are not going to age well as more people use cannabis. My coworker and his dog were killed instantly by a man driving on cannabis who crossed the center line. Humans will misuse it
Show threadDeb4+ aka Deborah DT 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️Apr 28, 2023

@Orange_light @QasimRashid

Yes deaths directly and indirectly from cannabis are NOT zero. My nephew offed himself from some bad combination of grass and his mental issues. And there's what smoking and vaping does to the lungs. And the people jumping out of buildings thinking they can fly, etc etc.

Alcohol will always be worse by far because in its essence, it is poison, but marijuana and derivatives are not totally harmless.

Show threadAM (Amber Mitchell)
@DeborahForPlus @Orange_light @QasimRashid Um, hey, can you let me know where I can get some of this weed that makes people believe they can fly and subsequently jump off of tall buildings? I would like to sell some, and become an overnight gazillionaire. Thanks so much for your time.
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Show threadDeb4+ aka Deborah DT 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️Apr 29, 2023

@thisistheAM @Orange_light @QasimRashid

From memory it was Colorado

Yup
https://www.denverpost.com/2014/04/17/man-who-plunged-from-denver-balcony-ate-6x-recommended-amount-of-pot-cookie/

But in looking for that I saw at least one other instance.

Have at it.

Man who plunged from Denver balcony ate 6x recommended amount of pot cookie

Man who plunged from Denver balcony ate 6x recommended amount of pot cookie

The Denver Post