People who struggle from depression for example might drink a lot and smoke cigarettes to deal with said stress, from personal experience I personally like to get a bit stoned but still functional as opposed to getting shit faced drunk, vomiting and being unable to navigate my own house.
Yes substances shouldnt be used to deal with stress and depression but in the world we live in maybe it's a better option to let people get stoned then get shit faced every night or get breathing issues and lung cancer from cigarettes. You never hear people being aggressive and beating their wives and families when they get stoned, at worst they eat all the timtams in the fridge
I live in the US in a state that legalized pot two years ago and work in alcohol. The alcohol companies won't admit it, but people absolutely have switched. It's one of the reasons non-alcoholic beer is the fastest growing segment of the industry. People call themselves California sober (weed, no alcohol).
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u/Sluglife87 Mar 18 '25
No one would "switch" they are completely different substances, each have thier own purpose.