Alcohol poisoning kills thousands annually.
Marijuana, on the other hand, has never been shown to cause an overdose death. Although marijuana is relatively harmless compared to many legal drugs, marijuana prohibition is deadly. As the most popular illicit drug in America, marijuana provides the black-market contacts who introduce users to drugs like heroin. In Europe, the Netherlands has successfully reduced overall drug-use by replacing marijuana prohibition with regulation. Dutch drug-use rates are significantly lower than U.S. rates in every category.