Weed or alcohol: Which is worse for your health, according to science...

Weed or alcohol: Which is worse for your health, according to science...

Is cannabis really less dangerous than MDMA? Experts warn of heart risks By Eve Simmons Health And Wellness Editor Dailymail.Com Published: 17:01 EDT, 22 May 2024 | Updated: 02:47 EDT, 23 May 2024 e-mail 91 shares 483 View comments Americans are ingesting marijuana more regularly than alcohol , intriguing new data shows. Roughly 17.

7million people in the US are using the drug daily, compared to 14.7million daily drinkers, according to findings from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. This is the first time since records began in 1979 that marijuana has overtaken alcohol — a trend experts say is a direct result of widespread legalization.

Pro-weed advocates argue this shift is of benefit to the nation's health. Marijuana's reduced health risks, compared to booze, have long been a fundamental argument of the legalization lobby. Earlier this month, the Biden administration announced it would reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, putting it in the same safety category as some types of Tylenol and steroids.

Country music star Willie Nelson is a long pro-weed campaigner, and has recently announced he is to pen a cookbook of his favorite cannabis recipes. However, a slew of recent studies have sparked growing concerns about the myriad of health harms associated with regular weed use — particularly as today's marijuana plants are at least four times more potent than they were 30 years ago. S.