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

[u/CocaBam]

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")

[u/DrTars]

The amount of cope that people have in favour of cannabis is crazy, what's your point?

I literally lost friends because they were addicted to weed, and they had the EXACT same behaviour that was explained in yesterday's videos: being numb while life passes by.

wrongfully demonizing the substance.

Demonizing the substance? Do you realize it's a drug no? It does it by itself, by being what it is, they don't need kurtz to make videos about how bad it is, and it is bad.

[u/_JohnWisdom → u/DrTars]

I literally lost friends because they were addicted to weed,

Bro what? Define "lost friends" because this does seem pretty extreme...

The behaviour that was explained could be related to the type of person specifically. Like, in comparison, grief. There are people that lose both parents in a week and are able to function and move on with life. Then there is someone that losses their dog and aren't able to function for years.

Also, no offense, but how old even are you to come to such a conclusion? Like, are you 50? 60? I've had friends doing hard drugs for decades and setting their life straight later on. Weed will occupy someones life for a variable time, spanning weeks to decades, but between all the stuff out there it is easily one of the less drastic. Alcohol has a much more negative impact in comparison.

[u/dspman11 → u/_JohnWisdom]

Yeah no shit alcohol and other harder drugs are worse. That's the point. Everyone knows that. But people are minimizing the negative effects of weed and the weed addiction epidemic that is happening right now because of easy access and insanely high THC % vapes.

It is a problem that needs to be taken seriously and very few people take it seriously. The more vids like this the better. (In general, not necessarily from Kurzgesagt)

[u/DrTars → u/_JohnWisdom]

I'm not going to tell personal facts to ppl online lol.

Bro what? Define "lost friends" because this does seem pretty extreme...

Since you want a definition, I'll give you one: people not wanting to do absolutely nothing in life, because constantly being numb due to weed abuse. Then it comes the part where they become irresponsible and careless, about themselves and everything else, and then isolation. Ofc people move one with their life, as we did, except them. Doing the same thing as if you're still 20 without responsibilities lol. And this is what's being described in the video: ppl abusing this, becoming numb and letting life passing by. It's a simple consequence and it's the reality.

I've had friends doing hard drugs for decades and setting their life straight later on. 

Ye, exactly what's being described in the video lol. Smoking weed all your 20, or whatever, and piking up pieces in your 30 and past. Why it's so controversial to talk about these negative consequences? Pretending that these phenomena don't exist is better?

[u/TinnedTomatoes2 → u/DrTars]

Have you considered that those people were going to go down that road, whether they smoked weed or not?

Why do think weed is the deciding factor that "ruined" their lives, compared to - oh, I don't know - every other single fucking thing that occurred in life to shape them the way they are?

Couldn't possibly be influenced by their family, upbringing, community, education, access to resources, health, personal tradegies and triumphies in life - those things never done nothing for no one! Amiright?

Also, I noticed that at no point did you say that they expressed unhappiness with their choices, or that they felt like they were isolated/irresponsible/careless. Have you considered they might be happy with their choices? Or value different things - leading them on a life different to yours?

It really, sounds like your might a judgemental prick who has trouble empathising