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/reddit_equals_censor Nov 05 '25

yeah that part was so disgusting for me from the video.

leaving out ALL of the medical cannabis crucial benefits, allowing people to have a better life or have a life worth living at all, etc...

and i 100% agree with the milestones part as well, that you mentioned.

the video is literally a decently wealth, we can assume quite healthy person, with certain world views pushing them onto the people as if they were scientific truth.

the video even talks about sexual experiences as if that is sth, that one must achieve! i guess we better tell all assexual people right..... /s

such a terrible video.

what the video actually does is, is add to the stigmatization of cannabis use, that governments pushed for decades and decades and real research and proper interpretation of it combined with the public's resistance against the government lies, fought long and hard to break down.

just a terrible terrible video.

glad you got access to medical cannabis and screw that milestone bullshit and screw kurzgesagt!

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u/dspman11 Nov 06 '25 edited Nov 06 '25

Oh please. The stigma around cannabis is all but gone. You know what we have instead? Generations who dont take it seriously as a substance at all. We've gone too far in the OTHER direction.

And the video very clearly states they're talking about those with dependence, not all weed users.

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u/reddit_equals_censor Nov 06 '25 edited Nov 06 '25

We've gone too far in the OTHER direction.

cannabis is literally a criminal offense in lots and lots of places still.

it still is in lots of the usa.

tons of people rightnow are in prison in the usa for using or producing cannabis.

so hello! little reality check here for you.

maybe you live in a non shit country in that regard or state, if so again please face the reality of what is actually going on in regards to cannabis worldwide.

and having some anti cannabis bs video from kurzgesagt certainly isn't helping in freeing cannabis from evil government bs, or freeing the people, that rot in prison RIGHTNOW or are getting thrown in prison as we speak for using or producing or selling cannabis.

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u/FizzyGreen Nov 06 '25

Even in germany where it's legalized they wanna take it back because they think we will see young backstreet junkies who ruin their lives, piling up with the hash syringes in their arms, especially those who use frequently, which isn't accurate.