The same reason a lot of people here say Yahoo! Answers is bad and stick up for this website. ;)

Marijuana has never killed anyone in over 10,000 years of usage, alcohol tells a completely different story, maybe that's got something to do with why they say it.

Many people die from alcohol, not so many from weed?

Its because there is lots of research into the effects of alcohol..whereas with marijuana, research is relatively new in comparison..both are drugs and both are harmful to the body, no one can say that any is better or worse than the other..smoking on its own is deadly and marijuana has many psychological as well as physical harmful effects on the body, hoever says this needs to do some research and although they may find that alcohol 'appears' to be worse..no reaseach will say that marijuana id alright..

1) I think that the annoying fact is that alcohol and tobacco are legal but marijuana is not, so marijuana is criminalized. So people consuming marijuana will have the tendency to minimize its effects, which exist, but are really less harmful than those of tobacco and alcohol. 2) "Alcohol is deadly; marijuana is not. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 20,000 Americans die every year as the direct result of alcohol consumption. The number for marijuana is zero. In addition, alcohol overdose deaths are not just possible, but an all-too-frequent occurrence…" "Studies have repeatedly shown that marijuana is less harmful than alcohol. Thousands of people every year are killed, directly or indirectly, by alcohol abuse. Alcohol overdose kills hundreds. Spousal abuse is almost always linked to alcohol. Drunken driving is a huge problem. On the other hand, there has never been a single death from marijuana overdose. Users do not become violent. Marijuana is not addictive." "Unlike alcohol, marijuana has never been shown to have caused an overdose death, nor does it share the addictive properties of tobacco. The short-term health effects of marijuana are inconsequential compared to the long-term effects of criminal records." Source and further information: http://blog.austindefense.com/2006/10/articles/marijuana-controlled-substances/marijuana-vs-alcohol-which-is-harmful/ 3) "1. Marijuana is far less addictive than alcohol. 2. Deaths from the two substances. There are hundreds of alcohol overdose deaths each year, yet there has never been a marijuana overdose death in history. The consumption of alcohol is also the direct cause of tens of thousands of deaths in the U.S. each year. 3. Alcohol is one of the most toxic drugs, and using just 10 times what one would use to get the desired effect can lead to death. Marijuana is one of – if not the – least toxic drugs, requiring thousands times the dose one would use to get the desired effect to lead to death. This “thousands times” is actually theoretical, since there has never been a recorded case of marijuana overdose. 4. Long-term marijuana use is far less harmful than long-term alcohol use. 5. The UK Science and Technology Select Committee considers alcohol far more harmful than marijuana. 6. There has never been a documented case of lung cancer in a marijuana-only smoker, and recent studies find that marijuana use is not associated with any type of cancer. The same cannot be said for alcohol, which has been found to contribute to a variety of long-term negative health effects, including cancers and cirrhosis of the liver. 7. Studies find alcohol use contributes to the likelihood of domestic violence and sexual assault and marijuana use does not. 8. Studies find alcohol use contributes to aggressive behavior and acts of violence, whereas marijuana use reduces the likelihood of violent behavior. 9. Alcohol use is highly associated with violent crime, whereas marijuana use is not. 10. Alcohol use is a catalyst for domestic violence. Alcohol is involved in nearly 50 percent of all domestic violence cases and the use of alcohol by the perpetrator is a predominant factor in fatal cases of domestic violence. Source: Abrams, Margaret L., Joanne Belknap, Heather C. Melton. When Domestic Violence Kills: The Formation and Findings of the Denver Metro Domestic Violence Fatality Review Committee. March 2001. 11. Alcohol use is prevalent in cases of sexual assault and date rape on college campuses. Marijuana use is not considered a contributing factor in cases of sexual assault and date rape, as judged by the lack of discussion of marijuana in sexual assault and date rape educational materials." Source and further information: http://thehive.modbee.com/?q=node/5069 Further information: http://www.saferchoice.org/content/view/24/53/ - "Why is marijuana illegal, but alcohol and tobacco are available and regulated?": http://www.mjlegal.org/alctob.html