there was actually a study done on overdosing from marijuana.. they used rats for the experiment and couldn't even kill the rats.. the rats got slightly ill when inflicted with x smoke over x time. the funny thing the study found is to be fatal you would have to smoke around 1000 joints in a few minutes. they still couldn't prove it would cause death though since they couldn't even kill a lab rat from od on pot. there has never been one death related to marijuana use though. well, there has been but its the cops raiding the marijuana user causing death.. not the plant itself.. if your prof ever mentions that again, just say do you know how many people die each year from asprin? here are some yearly approximate stats on death from substances..
Jack Herer - Comparison
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TOBACCO[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]
340,000 to 450,000[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]
ALCOHOL (Not including 50% of all highway deaths and 65% of all murders) [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]
150,000+[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]
ASPIRIN (Including deliberate overdose) [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]
180 to 1,000+[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]
CAFFEINE (From stress, ulcers, and triggering irregular heartbeats, etc.) [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]
1,000 to 10,000 [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]
"LEGAL" DRUG OVERDOSE (Deliberate or accidental) from legal, prescribed or patent medicines and/or mixing with alcohol - e.g. Valium/alcohol [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]
14,000 to 27,000 [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]
ILLICIT DRUG OVERDOSE (Deliberate or accidental) from all illegal drugs.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]
3,800 to 5,200 [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]
MARIJUANA[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]
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