The health benefits from federal illegality of cannabis containing > 0.3% THC outweigh any risks that may stem from the Farm Bill that authorized hemp-derived intoxicating cannabinoids. (1 - Strongly Disagree to 10 - Strongly Agree)

Answer Explanations

• 5 - Strongly Agree

  user-62594

  Anyone who has tried cannabis knows that it's just another plant, akin to coffee or barley.. plants which haven't been stigmatized the same way.

• 3 - Equivocal

  user-135010

  As we know is quite subjective especially depending on the individual and disease of treatment

• 2 - Disagree

  user-128649

  This Farm Bill that legalized hemp has created the proliferation of semi-synthetic cannabinoids and to me the unknown is more risky than the delta-9 THC that has been consumed for centuries (albeit at different concentrations and in different products) than the unknowns from these pharmacologically active molecules that approach the same cannabinoid binding as synthetic cannabinoids (spice, k2) that have significant amounts of known toxicity and intoxicating doses.

• 2 - Disagree

  user-777357

  See above. No one dies from an overdose of THC. It is much better than drinking alcohol.

• 4 - Agree

  user-445218

  I find THC as at least equivalent to alcohol which is legal.

• 1 - Strongly Disagree

  user-957551

  There are absolutely no health benefits (perhaps excepting an age limited) from keeping pot illegal.

• 1 - Strongly Disagree

  user-841839

  See comment above, the legalization of strains under the farm bill does more harm such that it normalizes the use of cannabis (regardless of THC content) of which the federal illegalization is powerless to enforce.

• 4 - Agree

  user-517672

  THC can, however, have more strong and potentially dangerous side effects at greater doses, including anxiety, paranoia, hallucinations, and poor coordination. THC in a dose higher than 0.3% can occasionally also result in more serious adverse responses, such as acute psychosis, respiratory distress, and cardiovascular issues, especially when used in high amounts or in concentrated forms.

• 1 - Strongly Disagree

  user-156870

  Hemp-derived intoxicating cannibinoids or other synthetic versions have an increased risk profile compared to naturally derived THC. We have (potential) long-term data from people who have smoked natural occuring marijuana which can elucidate the long term effects of marijuana (at least at lower doses of THC <10%). The true risk of THC is the fact that many products have a minimum of 20-30% THC which is a lot more than what used to be in marijauna (~2-4%!). Remember the dose makes the poison!

• 2 - Disagree

  user-457570

  Illegality does not avoid consumption of these substances. Therefore, illegality reports no helath benefits.