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Elton John Says Legalizing Marijuana in America and Canada Is “One of the Greatest Mistakes of All Time” (www.yahoo.com)

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I would wager marijuana, even eating it rather than smoking, is more harmful than coffee. I'm not totally certain, since I don't drink coffee. I do consume marijuana.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

The toxicity level of caffeine is going to be much higher and cause some nasty cardiovascular issues at higher dosages. (I was hospitalized as a teen for a caffeine overdose, actually. It's not a fun time.)

This is a rough estimate, as I didn't send too much time looking, but 1.2g of pure caffeine is enough to cause seizures with an estimate I saw of 5-10 grams to be lethal.

The first result I saw for a lethal dose of THC was 1.2g/kg so for a 180lb (81.6kg) person that is about 100g. (That's a lot of pure THC, btw.)