Need links to studies about Marijuana.

Hey guys. I have a good friend who is terribly uneducated about weed and is threatning to go to my parents and school about my smoking. I need links to studies about weed's non addctive and non harmful effects. Any information would be sweet guys. Thanks.

This might be a good place to start and show him that some general myths have been dis-proven.

http://paranoia.lycaeum.org/marijuan...mythology.html

http://www.marihemp.com/research/research1part1.shtml

Change the Part one to 2, 3, and 4. its 4 pages put out a year ago by marihemp and this wonderful site. its reallllly long, but an amazing paper.

First of all, you'll want to visit these two sites:
http://www.erowid.org/ (Go to Plants & Drugs/Cannabis)
http://www.norml.org/ (Read the daily news and the Medicinal and Personal Use areas)

Then you should also visit our Medical area here and peruse the threads there. They're full of links to various health-related topics.
http://boards.cannabis.com/forumdisplay.php?f=10

there are some other threads on here about studies as well....search around. but if you want, i have two real scientific studies about a)marijuana and alzheimers and b)marijuana and depression. you can im me and i will send you them.

Thanks guys, that should help. It was funny, she used every myth I've ever heard about marijuana usage. I kind of felt bad though, because I laughed at her when she said no girls would like me if I smoked weed, and any girl who liked weed wouldn't be a real girlfriend or "right in the head" as she put it.

There's tons of misconceptions out there about weed and its dangers. That's why those of us who support its use have to set good examples and educate others every chance we get. And even then, there are still going to be people whose minds are either firmly closed or already made up because of all the propaganda they've been fed. Good luck fighting the good fight!

show him this!
http://www.jackherer.com/comparison.html
that is my favorite. made my mom change her mind.

...maryjane has always had a bad rap sheet....that why it's illegal....

..p.s.....love the avatar...[Cooler Then Jesus]...

Hey Dutch.lover, i can't get messenger to work, but those links would be cool.

Heh, new update. She pulled the abovetheinfluence.com card. She also pulled the "I know what I'm talking about. I'm helping you" Card. So she's currently posting propaganda while I shoot it down.

are you looking for credible info or just info... cause honestly if you try to speak intellectually or professionally about marijuana and start siting things from homemade pot head pages, it won't go over well.

there was a huge report done by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in 1999 that was government funded. try to see people shoot that source down. if look it over it talks about high majority of people never experience any addiction, etc. When you quote from this source it will illicit respect for your stance as opposed to saying "my buddy on my pot forums said that marijuana doesn't...." ya know?

http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/marimed/

anyway that is the site to find things to back your story... look through it as it has pro's and con's... this is from a medical marijuana perspective but the info can carry to your arguement. also, try www.procon.org it is great cause it is nonpartisan and that is important for this topic.

good luck! remember to not pretend like there are not potential negative effects related, but that all things have potential negative effects... someone bashes you for smoking cause it causes cancer, ask them about the processed sugars they eat and all the tanning booths pumping out cancer! it is about moderation!

Http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/abstract/166/7/887 (best if she believes your use is light) If she brings up the hormones/ man-boobs thing http://www.anesth.uiowa.edu/readabst...p?PMid=1935564 -short and to the point! Have fun, may you open her mind!- Granny

that's too bad you can't get messenger to work... cause the links i have are to real studies, that most people have to pay to see. I can see them for free cause im a university student. :D

I forgot the mods allow us to attach pdf files now, thanks to Harris 7. the only one that i had that was small enuff to attach was this one. enjoy. it's about marijuana and alzheimers.ATTACH]106659[/ATTACH]

ps: the study is pretty wordy, but if you skip to the intro and conc, you will be able to get the gist of it. basically, they concluded that weed works better at preventing and helping the progression of AD than any prescription med out there.