[slily]

He's not far off since you do cope with a depressant drug, just a different one with a different risk profile. And I don't know about you, but it tanks my productivity worse than alcohol all the way through the next day depending on the form. So maybe he's making a comment about that.

[officeplant]

Weed isn't wholly a depressant, nor is it classified as one due to the stimulant and hallucinogenic effects it also includes.