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Originally Posted by Hammer St. James
I am compelled to insert a correction: Marinol is not a pure isomer of THC. In fact, it is synthetic. Created in a lab.. Nothing natural about it. So the deaths that are attributed to Marinol have absolutely no bearing on my contest.
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Right. I wasn't trying to win your contest. I was simply trying to illustrate that the chemical compound THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) can be toxic if the dosage is high enough, just like any other substance, whether naturally occuring or man-made.
You just don't tend to see pot-smokers dying from overdosing because to get to the toxicity level needed to kill a human, you would have to consume quantities that are not financially feasible for your typical pot-smoker.
The debate isn't whether marijuana itself kills, it's the stupid crap people do after smoking it that gets them killed.
Similar to the statement, "it's not the fall that kills you, it's the sudden deceleration at the end that does."
