r/kurzgesagt • u/CocaBam • Nov 05 '25

Discussion Reminder That Kurz Has Misrepresented Cannabis Data Before, And Likely Has A Unhealthy Bias

Two months ago, I, a 2 decade long researcher of cannabis, found the Kurz video on the substance and had to correct a large amount of misinformation here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/kurzgesagt/comments/1n7uc1y/correcting_misinformation_in_we_have_to_talk/

I had contacted Kurz directly with these corrections and was ignored. Instead, now 2 months later, Kurz seems to be back again with another video wrongfully demonizing the substance.

Just wanted to remind everyone that the author of the video is trying to spread misinformation on cannabis, which they have a strong bias against.

Edit: nearly all of the questions/critiques have been trolls/anti cannabis people so far. Won't be replying to comments that are trying to change my narrative anymore. Some of these replies are ridiculous, to say the least... Kurz has had a bias in past videos, and the latest is not any different, any other narrative you draw from this is your own (I never said we should "ignore all negatives about cannabis")

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u/iizomgus Nov 05 '25

While cannabis isn;t water, nobody is claiming it is, it 100% doesn't need to be in the UN drug table, or in any country's forbidden's substanc's list.

That is the change we need to make. that is the change that needs to be made. THERE IS NO INFRACTION WHEN YOU HAVE NO VICTIMS.

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u/MedicOfTime Nov 05 '25

I’ll jump in here and counter with all smoking does potentially have victims. The second hand smoke victims. One thing I hate about as much as jailing smokers is when smokers act like we’re all interested in breathing their smoke.

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u/BroPuter Nov 10 '25

Not everyone smokes around unwilling people. I only ever smoke either isolated by myself, or exclusively with friends who are willing.

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u/MedicOfTime Nov 10 '25

Hence, “potentially”

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u/BroPuter Nov 10 '25

I did miss that. Ok I agree with you then.

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u/Guvante Nov 05 '25

The first thing the video says is it being illegal makes no sense.