11 Reasons Why Weed Is Better Than Alcohol

8. Cancer Risks

While we’re on the subject of health, let’s talk cancer. Smoking poses a risk to your lungs.

But if you use weed in moderation, you’re in good shape.

In 2013, UCLA put out a study that said that light to moderate smoking of cannabis didn’t significantly raise participant’s risk of developing lung cancer.

The more you smoke, however, the greater the risk becomes. But that’s good news because you don’t have to smoke cannabis to enjoy all it has to offer.

And besides, many cancer patients turn to marijuana to help alleviate the side-effects of their cancer treatments.

9. Brain Power

There are a few studies, including this one from the University of Illinois, that have tested whether alcohol makes people more intelligent, creative or insightful.

These studies have found that moderately drunk people solved problems more correctly than sober people in the study. But most science shows that alcohol impairs and limits brain activity.

Cannabis, however, and again only in moderate use, stimulates nerve development in the parts of your brain that handle alertness and cognition.

Even small amounts of THC can protect nerves from damage, which makes medical cannabis a promising treatment for Alzheimer’s.

Cannabis loves your brain, and alcohol doesn’t.