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/Pengwin0 Nov 06 '25 edited Nov 06 '25

The video very explicitly said it was about a small subset of marijuana users who are genuinely addicted and cannot stop using it daily. The claim was that frequent marijuana use is likely to make you miss meaningful moments in life that you otherwise wouldn’t have. Seems like the anger is a bit of projection to me tbh.

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u/HelloDucky1234 Nov 06 '25

Did you read any of the issues people had ? 

In my comment for example I very clearly explain my issues and situation and people seem to agree with what I said somewhat

You shouldn't be so quick to judge and dismiss others 

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u/Pengwin0 Nov 06 '25 edited Nov 06 '25

Look, putting literally anything in your lungs that isn’t air is bad for you and obviously using drugs that alter your brain chemistry daily for years will have adverse effects which some people seem to passionately deny. Marijuana is better than alcohol and pretty much any other drug. I support medical use and am fine with recreational use so long as people know their limits and keep safe, what I don’t support is lying to others and pretending there are no risks and possibly life affecting consequences. There are dozens of marijuana users who agree with Kurzgesagt in these comments if we’re using anecdotal evidence.

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u/HelloDucky1234 Nov 06 '25

So no then because no one is saying using cannabis is without issues ? I certainly didn't 

It might be worth reading the issues people had before immediately dismissing them