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Subgenius:
               
The National Institute on Drug Abuse released an eyebrow-raising statement to PolitiFact on Monday, denying that marijuana is less toxic than alcohol.

"Claiming that marijuana is less toxic than alcohol cannot be substantiated since each possess their own unique set of risks and consequences for a given individual," wrote the institute. NIDA, part of the National Institutes of Health, funds government-backed scientific research and has a stated mission "to lead the nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction."

The statement was in response to a declaration by the pro-pot policy group Marijuana Policy Project that marijuana is less harmful than alcohol –- a claim that was the centerpiece of a controversial pro-marijuana commercial aired during a NASCAR race last month.

PolitiFact took the claim to task, comparing marijuana-related deaths to alcohol-related deaths and toxicity levels of the two substances.

As noted by PolitiFact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics reported 41,682 alcohol-related deaths in 2010. The center had no reports listing marijuana as a cause of death.
                 

tibeirious:
Marijuana related death? what's that? eating too many Chocodiles and exploding because of the munchies?

jones:
Sounds like a gmo,
  so just more lies from a gov't funded agency
no news there

R:
There are no marijuana-induced deaths on record to speak of.  There are of course several incidents of stoners getting themselves killed doing something stupid but the drug itself didn't do anyone in.

the hellion:
That was just stupid fuckers being stupid fuckers. ..

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