Massachusetts recently issued its first recreational marijuana license, bringing pot more fully into the ranks of regulated substances. Bravo! Decriminalizing drugs is a tactic that has been demonstrated to reduce their harm, notably in Portugal.
— Read on www.bostonglobe.com/magazine/2018/07/18/alcohol-legal-drug-should-worried-about-not-marijuana/WzHGoSzA3tNIplGHoGBWkN/story.html
He cites the UK lowering its alcohol recommendation. Problem: the UK drinks more. In fact, the US seems to be the lowest drinking country in the industrialized world, with the highest number of abstainers and the highest number of light/occasional drinkers. So … I see no evidence that lowering recommendations in a drinking country matters, and think that rather than being a sign of ‘good’ choices, it actually reflects a larger problem.
jomi: playing with perception 