MPP-NV Announces $10,000 Challenge
On September 23, MPP of Nevada announced details of a $10,000 challenge to the people of Nevada. We said that MPP-NV will pay $10,000 to anyone who can disprove three statements of fact that demonstrate that marijuana is objectively and unquestionably safer than alcohol.
The three assertions are:
1. Alcohol is significantly more toxic than marijuana, making death by overdose far more likely with alcohol.
2. The health effects from long-term alcohol consumption cause tens of thousands of more deaths in the U.S. annually than the health effects from the long-term consumption of marijuana.
3. Violent crime committed by individuals intoxicated by alcohol is far more prevalent in the U.S. than violent crime committed by individuals intoxicated by marijuana only.
“We are fully confident that this $10,000 will not be claimed,” said MPP-NV manager Dave Schwartz, when he posed the challenge. “Marijuana is objectively and unquestionably less harmful than alcohol, and these three statements are representative of that fact. Alcohol is more toxic than marijuana, more likely to lead to the death of the user -- either by overdose or chronic use -- and more likely to contribute to violence. For good measure, alcohol is also more addictive than marijuana. As we consider whether to reform our marijuana laws, it is important that the people of Nevada understand these facts.”
If you happen to believe you can disprove these assertions, please send peer-reviewed studies or government statistics that contradict all three of them to info@mppnv.org.
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