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Sure, that makes sense. If the risk of something is 1 in 10, 10 people do it, you have 9 examples of people who have no problems and 1 example of someone with an issue.

I was thinking you were saying that you had examples of people who were successful because they smoked weed, where others similarly situated were unsuccessful having not smoked it.



>I was thinking you were saying that you had examples of people who were successful because they smoked weed

No, and I'm not disputing that weed is harmful.

What I took issue with in the parent comment is that it insinuates that smoking weed is a guarantee of a shitty life. I disagree with the weight of the harm they imply.

There is a lot of other factors involved, and a lot more nuance and context to consider.




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