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[–] [email protected] 72 points 1 month ago (3 children)

And yet alcohol shall not be banned.

What are they thinking?

[–] CitizenKong 68 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And unlike cannabis use (as far as I'm aware), alcoholism is actually a real problem in Japan, because drinking alcohol is not only socially acceptable but downright enforced.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

It's even worse, because over a third of Japanese are allergic to alcohol and probably shouldn't be consuming for increased health risk.

[–] CitizenKong 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I know what you mean, but it's not an allergy but the lack of a gene to metabolize alcohol properly. So it's more comparable to lactose intolerance (which over 70 percent of Asians also have).

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It's not an "allergy", but it still has detrimental health effects. Not having the enzyme greatly increases cancers related to drinking, among many other health impacts.

Allergy is just a way to explain it more simply.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago (2 children)

If its like the US they get buckoo tax monies they aren't getting from canna.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Is that supposed to say beaucoup?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago

Can do, bucko ;P

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago

Bone apple tea

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

TIL people use it in English.

[–] dual_sport_dork 3 points 1 month ago

And not to be confused with Boku.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

to be fair states that have legalized are getting tons of ganja tax monies.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 month ago

They can't stop people from making bathtub wine.