How Is Alcohol Different From Cannabis?

While both alcohol and cannabis are neurotoxins, alcohol is different in a few significant ways. According to Dr. Ken Finn in an interview with Liz Wheeler (time stamp 10:40):

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Alcohol is

• Water soluble

• Able to be processed out by the body

• Metabolized by the liver

• Excreted in urine

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Cannabis

• Is fat-soluble

• Resides in fatty tissues. (The biggest fatty tissue in our body is the brain).

• Accumulates over time in the body / brain in a way that alcohol does not​

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The fact that alcohol can exit the body while cannabis accumulates in the body, particularly around the brain, has significant implications for health effects of cannabis and exposure over time.