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Worth noting that cannabis is illegal in Australia, so if anything it could point towards people willing to ignore the law are more likely to X and Y rather than the cannabis being the cause.

But I'm just playing devils advocate here, I doubt daily consumption of any stimulant is great in the long term, but cannabis is probably not worse than anything else really.

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> I doubt daily consumption of any stimulant is great in the long term, but cannabis is probably not worse than anything else really.

I'd be willing to go out on a limb and say that cannabis is a lot worse than caffeine in this respect. I have known quite a few people who smoked cannabis daily, and while they didn't seem to notice they were mentally slow (compared to their normal selves) and almost entirely unmotivated.

Still better than alcoholism of course. But we shouldn't pretend that their aren't issues with every day cannabis use.

I mean it all depends on dosage right? And if you're smoking more CBD or THC. I had a friend who overconsumed caffeine until his heart rhythm started going bananas and he was hospitalized. But I've known many people who got stuck in the druggo trench, be it because of cannabis or not, a common denominator was they were all smoking weed.

Well sure, but that's true of literally everything. Drink too much water and you'll be in hospital. A small enough amount of cyanide will be fine. I think it's fair to assume a "normal dose".

I mean if we are going with “knowing people” as an anecdote, I know a LOT of extremely rich, successful, and motivated people (especially in SF and NYC) who smoke cannabis basically nonstop.

Just as an FYI, medical cannabis is legal in Australia, though AFAIK it is only available privately, and the system is over-burdened with regulations and costs (similar to the situation in the UK).

Daily smoking of tobacco has a distinct effect on peoples lungs, while daily drinking of alcohol as a distinct effect on peoples liver. Smoking of cannabis has both effects, through how much on each is still being debated.

I think we can however be fairly confident that daily consumption of tea and coffee is safer in term of stimulants. Not many develop chronic bronchitis from tea.

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