For almost 100 years marijuana has been perceived as a drug that can ruin your life. Through early education in schools to anti-marijuana public service announcements we’ve all been led to believe that marijuana was a gateway drug.

In fact, marijuana was also categorized as a schedule I drug above more harmful substances such as cocaine. Wrap your head around that.

The negative stigma about weed is now changing and studies are now proving the opposite in which it has many medicinal properties that can benefit mental and physical health.

Of course it’s not to say that you can’t have a negative experience which can lead to anxiety, impaired judgement and heart palpitations. But to be clear, nobody has ever died from marijuana consumption. Zero!

Well, cannabis could kill you but you’d have to consume 1500 pounds in 15 minutes.

There has never been a documented case of someone dying from cannabis. In light of all the hysteria surrounding this medical plant, let’s take a look at 5 things are more likely to meet your maker than weed.

falling coconuts1. Getting Brained by a Coconut

It’s amazing nobody died on Gilligan’s Island with this first stat, but the truth is that roughly 150 people die each year from having coconuts land on their noggins.

Score: Coconuts 150 – ZERO  Weed

 

2. A Vending Machine Crushing You

Trying to shove your arm up that vending machine to grab that delicious candy bar? You may want to think again. 37 people have been killed from getting snacks.

Score: Vending Machines 37 – ZERO Weed

falling vending machine

3. Getting Zapped by Lightening

In fact 24,000 people die yearly from getting struck by lightening. I guess you can say that statistic is quite shocking.

Score: Lightening 24,000 – ZERO Weed

getting hit by lightening

4. Falling Off Your Bed

Who doesn’t love a nice weed nap? However our comfy beds have taken 450 lives yearly from people falling off during sleeps.

Score: Beds 450 – ZERO Weed

falling off bed

5. Getting Impaled by an Icicle

You’re more likely to be iced by ice than smoking Ice Cream #2. There are 15 icicle related deaths each year in the US and that number jumps to 100 annually in Russia. If you’re walking around the city during the winter time, just a heads up, watch out for falling icicles.

Score: Icicles 115+ – ZERO Weed

Sure most of these ways of getting killed are rare but they are exponentially more likely to happen that consuming cannabis.