You raise an interesting point about different social attitudes to cannabis and paracetamol (both drugs, both can be used as pain killers). I think this is more to do with stereotypes than logic - some people automatically assume that if someone is smoking weed they are doing it illegally and for pleasure and therefore in their eyes it is "bad" but if they are taking an over-the-counter drug to treat pain it is both legal and safe. In actual fact, even relatively safe drugs like paracetamol have risks - there are about 130 deaths per year from paracetamol overdose and many more non-fatal overdoses (most deliberate, some accidental).
http://www.pharmweb.net/pwmirror/pwy/paracetamol/pharmwebpic9.html
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