I hate health class...

[suhl]

i have done a fair amount of research on the subject. one joint does have many more carcinegons than one cigarette. i dont know about thirty though, and really it is a moot comparison to make. yes, cannabis has far more carcinegons, but the thing is it has never ever once in thousands of years caused cancer. when i was researching it, it said a similar study(one dealing with what chemicals are in something and which ones are carcinegons) for coffee. it has over 800 chemicals, and of only 21 tested, 17 were found to cause cancer in mice, yet coffee isnt a cancer causer. i mention that because another thing a lot of people try to say is well there are this many chemicals in weed smoke and bla bla bla carcinegons. so even if what he says is true, and from the research ive done it seems a little exaggerated, it is totally misleading.

but to all you people who think otherwise, cannabis does have more carcinegons than tobacco, so you arent going to come up with contrary proof, so id say maybe take alittle of your own advice and look it up. has a lot of carcinegons, but doesnt cause cancer, that is the fact not spun to support one side or the other, just the simple truth

[LIP]

Theres only one thing to do - we have to rid the world of these people by force.

Our Governments bang on and on about education - that's rich comming from those lying wankers - teaching kids with bullshit so they grow up not knowing ANYTHING.

[idostuff69]

Hey, Idostuff, you need to do a "kick-ass" report on medical marijuana for your term paper! Just google cannabis and cancer or MS or fibromyalgia or Alzheimer's. You will get SO much data! "Whup their asses" by using scientific proof to refute their lies! Here's some sites to get you started!

marijuana.researchtoday.net

Cannabinoids Research Articles and recent Cannabinoid Abstracts

Anti-tumor activity of plant cannabinoids with emphasis on the effect of cannabidiol on human breast carcinoma -- Ligresti et al., 10.1124/jpet.106.105247 -- Journal of Pharmacology And Experimental Therapeutics
(this is an abstract about cannabinoids and breast cancer, but the site has other good cannabis articles, too)

I really HATE ignorance! Do a good paper (and let your fellow students "critique"/read it before you turn it in- it might dispel some of the BS your teacher is putting out and educate them)! - Granny:hippy:

To bad we got assigned topics and I got spinal cord injury (boring!) But maybe Ill do one anyway. I might be able to get extra credit:smokin:

[Runaway Jim]

I now have to take health over the internet because I refused to attend or do work for health class after the deliberate misinformation campaign ensued.

[afghooey]

Cannabis does, in fact, contain more carcinogens than tobacco. The problem with tobacco is that it doesn't contain cannibanoids, which have been shown to inhibit the growth of cancerous cells.

Unlocking a Cure for Cancer – With Pot by Paul Armentano

[User Name Here]

they've upped it huh?

it used to be one joint is equivelant to 4-5 cigarettes..

i dunno, but i could definately imagine it would have more... cuz usuually cigarettes are filtered and joints are not..

however, there is no proof that weed smoke produces the carcinogens cigarettes do.. and even more so.. now it's thought it actually fights against it...

may have more tar and what not... but more harmful then cigarettes? i doubt it...

yeah some bitch said that to, one j = pack of cigs.

[LIP]

Anyone that seriously thinks cannabis is worse for health than tobacco or alcohol doesnt have the right to breathe our air.

[kwil]

i loved my health class mostly cause my teacher was a complete dumbass
i rolled a joint in the back of class while he was talking about drugs

[higher4hockey]

this is an excerpt from the book "Drugs and Society seventh edition" this book was from a college course i took when i was in school.


Marijuana is often smoked like tobacco and like tobacco can cause damage to the lungs. When smoking tobacco nearly 70% of the total suspended particles in the smoke are retained in the lungs. Because marijuana smoke is inhaled more deeply than tobacco smoke, even more tar residues may be retained with its use.
Smoke is a mixture of tiny particles suspended in gas, mostly carbon monoxide. These solid particles combine to form a residue called tar. Cannabis produces more tar (up to 50% more) than an equivalent weight of tobacco and is smoked in a way that increases the accumulation of tar.
More than 150 chemicals have been identified in marijuana smoke and tar. A few are proven carcinogens; many others have not yet been tested for carcinogenicity. The carcinogen benzopyrene, for example, is 70% more abundant in marijuana smoke than in tobacco smoke.

cannabis is a drug, and it can be dangerous.

[Reefer Rogue]

I'd love to ban the word marijuana somehow.

Cannabis is a plant and is not dangerous.