Welcome to our ever growing list of things that have killed more people than Cannabis (Marijuana, reefer, grass, dope, etc…), yet Cannabis is still federally illegal and a schedule one substance. If you’re interested in marijuana, take a listen to our weekly cannabis fueled marijuana podcast The Hot Box for a lethal dose of intellectually thought provoking, intelligently humorous, colorfully candid cannabis conversation.
Chiropractic – A toddler was fatality injured when it got “caught up” in some malfunctioning equipment
Neck Massagers – A woman got her necklace caught up in one and it killed her. People should really be more careful.
Caffeine – Dude in UK overdoses on a couple spoons of pure caffeine powder his friend got from the internet.
Falling icicles and ice blocks – at least 5 in St. Petersburg, Russia
Michael Jackson’s Death – at least 12 so far, with more expected
Our failing economy – at least 7 so far, a man killed his wife and 5 kids, then himself because he got laid off. There are many more since the last update.
The Chinese Government – A shit load of female suicides because the Chinese government is awesome
Accidentally killing a mobsters 12 year old – at least 1 that we know of, related to the Gotti family
Taking pictures of a grasshopper – at least 1, lady slipped and fell 100 feet to her death
Global Warming – at least 1, two australian hikers were killed when a piece of ice fell and crushed them
Foot Massagers – at least 2, probably more
Black Friday – at least 1 trampled to death
Hogging the karaoke mic – at least 1, he was punched in the face then stabbed to death
Jerking and Driving – 2, a father and his son were hit by a man doing 120 mph while jerking off
Teething syrup laced with antifreeze – 25 babies so far
The Iraq War – 4,704 Deaths and Counting as of January 2010
Batman the ride – 2 Deaths
Nintendo Wii – 3 Deaths
GTA 4 – 2 or 3 Deaths
Starcraft – at least 1 for sure, but Koreans die all the time, its hard to say what from
Call of Duty 4 – 1 Death so far
Guns – 81 Deaths / day
Money – Millions of Deaths
Power – Millions of Deaths
Religion – Millions of Deaths
Being Fat – Not only do people die from being fat, but their supreme fatness actually kills other people, usually children. Obesity kills over 800 people a day
Nike AirStab Shoes – at least 15 Deaths
Fireworks – over 40 Deaths
Water – 2 Deaths from Drinking Water
Airplane Crashes – over 900 Deaths per year
Abortion – At least 115,000 per day
Church Steeples – At least 1
Work Related – over 5,000 per year
Alcohol – over 50,000 Deaths per year
Tobacco – over 400,000 Deaths per year
Hot Asphalt – At least 1, but he’s just a boy
Fair / Carnival Rides – over 1,000
Ipod – 2 deaths that we know of, a 14 year old in india killed a child for the ipod. Guy texting while walking across the street hit by two cars and was dragged over 15 miles
Driving Vehicles – over 30,000 per year
Driving Motorcycles – over 4,000 per year
Noodling – 69 per year
Facebook – 3 deaths that we know of so far
Myspace – 1 death that we know of so far
Porn – 1 death that we know of
Marijuana – 0 Deaths
