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[–] t3rmit3@beehaw.org 12 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I'm honestly shocked, but happy. Germany tends to be very anti-drug.

[–] HappyRedditRefugee@lemm.ee 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Only in the south, acording to my experience

[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 6 points 8 months ago

They don't speak High German there, so it tracks.

[–] delirious_owl 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Cannabis isn't a drug.

I mean, they didn't have prohibition on caffeine and alcohol, which are both more dangerous than cannabis.

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 27 points 8 months ago

Cannabis is a drug, as are alcohol and caffeine

[–] t3rmit3@beehaw.org 17 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Caffeine and alcohol are also both drugs. Drug doesn't mean "bad", it just means a chemical or substance that causes a physiological change in the body. Most drugs out there aren't illegal, they're prescribed as medicine.

Wikipedia:

A drug is any chemical substance that when consumed causes a change in an organism's physiology, including its psychology, if applicable

Dictionary.com:

Pharmacology. a chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease or used to otherwise enhance physical or mental well-being.

Cambridge Dictionary:

any natural or artificially made chemical that is used as a medicine

[–] delirious_owl 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Is dihydrogen monoxide a drug?

[–] Approbate@mastodon.social 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] delirious_owl 1 points 8 months ago

You won't last a week

[–] SamsonSeinfelder@feddit.de 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] twei@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 8 months ago

Bubatz 👍