Every day millions use cigarettes, sugar, alcohol, marijuana, Prozac, Ritalin, Viagra, steroids, cocaine and caffeine to get themselves through the day.
NBC News and the Wall Street Journal asked 449 people which of the following they considered most harmful: tobacco, alcohol, sugar, or marijuana.
And instead of sugar maples there are marijuana plants -- taller than a man and overpoweringly fragrant, grown in remote mountain passes or indoors under lights that leak an eerie blue glow through shaded windows.
They appreciate savory foods, not only because savories avoid cliché — "everybody infuses desserts," Wolf said — but also because many medical-marijuana users are diabetic, or avoiding sugar for other reasons.
With recreational weed just a dispensary away in nine US states, Americans today are more concerned about the harmful effects of sugar than they are of marijuana.
Packing in sugar-filled snacks while using marijuana.
Furthermore, the percent of daily calories derived from carbohydrates relatively rich in simple sugars was significantly higher in marijuana smokers.
Some even hint that marijuana, regarded by its fans as safer than sugar doughnuts (and less addictive), may do damage.
Marijuana use also has been tied to better blood sugar control and may help slow the spread of HIV.
Marijuana use has also been tied to better blood sugar control and may help slow the spread of HIV.
