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mericans Believe That Alcohol Poses Greater Risks To Health Than... https://norml.org/news/2018/04/12/poll-americans-believe-that-alcoho. <br /> Americans Believe That Alcohol Poses <br /> Greater Risks To Health Than Cannabis <br /> Laura <br /> 0 <br /> 0 41 <br /> ,f i)A, a ' <br /> Asbury Park, NJ: By a margin of three to one,Americans say that booze is more <br /> dangerous than is marijuana, according to a nationwide Rasmussen Reports poll. <br /> Forty-six percent of respondents perceived alcohol to be more dangerous than <br /> marijuana, versus only 15 percent of respondents who said that cannabis is most <br /> dangerous. Thirty percent of respondents said that both substances pose equal <br /> dangers to health. <br /> The poll possesses a margin of error of+/-3 percentage points. <br /> In a January 2018 Wall Street Journal/NBC News survey, respondents were more <br /> likely to rank the use of tobacco, alcohol, and sugar as substances that possessed <br /> greater harms than cannabis.. <br /> Under federal law, the marijuana plant is categorized as a 'Schedule I' controlled <br /> substance - defined as possessing a "high potential for abuse," a "lack of accepted <br /> safety," and "no currently accepted medical use ... in the United States." By <br /> contrast, both tobacco and alcohol are unscheduled. <br /> For more information, contact Justin Strekal,NORML Political Director, at(20) <br /> 483-5500. <br /> f 1 5/1/2018, 12:42 PN <br />