is marijuana worse than alcohol?
<answer> No,In 2002, an exhaustive review of marijuana and health performed by a special Canadian Senate committee found that scientific evidence overwhelmingly indicates that cannabis is substantially less harmful than alcohol. <context> In 2002, an exhaustive review of marijuana and health performed by a special Canadian Senate committee found that “scientific evidence overwhelmingly indicates that cannabis is substantially less harmful than alcohol and should be treated not as a criminal issue but as a social and public health issue.”5.