study claims cannabis has 20x more cancer causing materials than tobacco

[gocryemokid]

As my statistics teacher so appropriately advised:
In observing statistics there is one thing you must focus on: Who conducted the study and how did they gather there data. This study was prob biased and only used to lie to Americans to implant the belief that marijuana is harmful. Fucking propaganda bullshit.

[Innominate]

Cannabinoid receptor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[MokshaMedicine]

If this were a 100% true I'd probably still be smoking weed....



I hope

[birdgirl73]

That study wasn't propaganda-motivated. I was able to look at it in detail today in our med school library. It was by medical scientists and was a fair sampling, not supported by any funds from anti-drug or pharmaceutical companies. Just pure research. It's just that it was a very different and much smaller evaluation group than other studies that have been done. It certainly showed diametrically opposite findings from what the larger Tashkin/UCLA studies have reflected.

What does it mean? It means the same thing we've always known, particularly since studies have a history of conflicting on this subject. I means you need to be aware that there may indeed be some risk for very heavy smokers. And it means we need more far-reaching human studies to see if there's a consistent conclusion that can be drawn.

I have known two people who were cigarette-level cannabis smokers. In other words, they smoked very heavily, many many joints a day. Both of those were middle-aged men. Both have now died of lung cancer. They never smoked cigarettes, either of them. Maybe it was genetic. Maybe it was from environmental exposure earlier in their childhoods. But it certainly made those who'd known of their heavy cannabis histories wonder. We have a nation of 14 million cannabis smokers here in America, probably many many more, but since it's an illicit substance for the most part, we have no way of getting a more accurate count. That's a lot of folks, and anyone who believes some percentage of those folks hasn't had at least some cancers or health-related negative consequences doesn't really have an accurate view of statistical morbidity and mortality. You can bet it's certain that in a group that big, someone has died, whether it's from heavy cannabis smoking and cancer. From heavy smoking and heart disease. From heavy smoking and respiratory failure. Since cannabis use is mostly illicit, though, we don't see cannabis morbidity/mortality reported like we do other diseases.

[Metaphor]

Fuck Science... i mean come on; Does science get you high?

[Purple Banana]

Fuck Science... i mean come on; Does science get you high?

LMAO. Best post ever!!

[denial102]

hillarious, then someone tell me how delta-9 has been effective in fighting throat and lung cancer in a test tube?

(there is obviously some confusion there.. cannabis can cure certain cancers and create others??)

[Stemis516]

That study wasn't propaganda-motivated. I was able to look at it in detail today in our med school library. It was by medical scientists and was a fair sampling, not supported by any funds from anti-drug or pharmaceutical companies. Just pure research. It's just that it was a very different and much smaller evaluation group than other studies that have been done. It certainly showed diametrically opposite findings from what the larger Tashkin/UCLA studies have reflected.

What does it mean? It means the same thing we've always known, particularly since studies have a history of conflicting on this subject. I means you need to be aware that there may indeed be some risk for very heavy smokers. And it means we need more far-reaching human studies to see if there's a consistent conclusion that can be drawn.

I have known two people who were cigarette-level cannabis smokers. In other words, they smoked very heavily, many many joints a day. Both of those were middle-aged men. Both have now died of lung cancer. They never smoked cigarettes, either of them. Maybe it was genetic. Maybe it was from environmental exposure earlier in their childhoods. But it certainly made those who'd known of their heavy cannabis histories wonder. We have a nation of 14 million cannabis smokers here in America, probably many many more, but since it's an illicit substance for the most part, we have no way of getting a more accurate count. That's a lot of folks, and anyone who believes some percentage of those folks hasn't had at least some cancers or health-related negative consequences doesn't really have an accurate view of statistical morbidity and mortality. You can bet it's certain that in a group that big, someone has died, whether it's from heavy cannabis smoking and cancer. From heavy smoking and heart disease. From heavy smoking and respiratory failure. Since cannabis use is mostly illicit, though, we don't see cannabis morbidity/mortality reported like we do other diseases.

first post with half a brain in this thread

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

Fuck Science... i mean come on; Does science get you high?

I think if you asked Alexander Shulgin or Albert Hoffman, they'd say YES, SCIENCE GETS YOU HIGH!

[Markass]

the link in my sig. More are in the "Tobacco vs Cannabis" section.

Cannabis Smoke and Cancer: Assessing the Risk
Cannabis Smoke and Cancer: Assessing the Risk - NORML

Cannabis and tobacco smoke are not equally carcinogenic
Cannabis and tobacco smoke are not equally carcinogenic

Smoking Marijuana Does Not Cause Lung Cancer
US: Web: Study: Smoking Marijuana Does Not Cause Lung Cancer

Enjoy your reading! - Granny:hippy:

I'm with granny on this one, I think I'll put more faith in American researchers over some idiots from new zealand...In America the only scientists still claiming marijuana causes cancer, rather than reducing it are those on the national institute for drug abuse's payroll

I'd say that the population study following the thousands of people from kaiser is living proof that it's likely due to the fact that marijuana smokers smoke much less marijuana than cigarette smokers consume tobacco..Honestly, the threat of cancer is simply going to come from smoking anything, period..however..I don't experience the detrimental effects on my respiratory system with simply cannabis rather than tobacco...with tobacco, I cannot run very far at all. With only marijuana, it is no different than me smoking nothing at all. My stamina is fine.