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=== Practical harm-reduction takeaways ===
# If your goal is neuroprotection and lowering cancer/ageing risk, minimizing or avoiding alcohol is strongly supported by the evidence. NCBI<ref>{{cite web|title=NCBI|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK614681/|publisher=ncbi.nlm.nih.gov|access-date=2025-12-13}}</ref>
# If you choose cannabis for therapeutic or harm-reduction reasons: prefer non-smoked forms (oils/tinctures), consider a 1:1 THC:CBD formulation if you want balanced effects and less THC-driven adverse effects, and avoid starting in adolescence. Use medically standardized products when possible. Dove Medical Press<ref>{{cite web|title=Dove Medical Press|url=https://www.dovepress.com/a-review-of-scientific-evidence-for-thccbd-oromucosal-spray-nabiximols-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-JPR|publisher=Dove Medical Press|access-date=2025-12-13}}</ref>
# Don’t overstate — cannabis has promising mechanisms and some clinical uses, but it isn’t a proven panacea against aging or disease; it’s lower risk than alcohol for the specific harms you named, but not zero-risk. Frontiers<ref>{{cite web|title=Frontiers|url=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pharmacology/articles/10.3389/fphar.2022.989717/full|publisher=frontiersin.org|access-date=2025-12-13}}</ref>