Marijuana safer than aspirin?

[420_24/7]

Chemically, marijuana and tobacco smoke are quite similar, aside from their psychoactive ingredients: both arise from the combustion of leafy material, which produces a host of noxious gases and solid particulates, or tars, that are known to be hazardous to respiratory health.



Vaping/oral injestion is the way to go...if your going to get high or take medicine daily..... might as well do it as healthy as possible.

The argument being legalization for medical reasons...why absorb weed/ medicine in a unhealthy manner........Vape ON!!!:vap_rasta:

This is all kind of irrelevant to the discussion of cannabis smoke causing plaque buildup in the arteries.

[VapedG13]

This is all kind of irrelevant to the discussion of cannabis smoke causing plaque buildup in the arteries.

OK agreeing that cigg smoke and weed smoke are very similar....

Although experts donâ??t know for sure what starts atherosclerosis, the process seems to stem from damage to the arterial wall. This damage, which enables the deposition of plaque, may result from Cigarette smoke. Cigarette smoke seems to increase the rate of atherosclerosis in the arteries of the heart, legs, and the aorta -- the largest artery in the body

I realize that they arent 100% but why risk your health both forms of smoke contain similair toxins, producing similar health risks

[VapedG13]

I feel that since I aleady have plaque in my arteries... smoking for myself would only speed up the process.

[420_24/7]

I realize that they arent 100% but why risk your health both forms of smoke contain similair toxins, producing similar health risks

The other study you provided seemed to lean towards nicotine as the reason behind atherosclerosis caused by cigarette smoke.

[DdC222]

It is safer than aspirin, in some ways, but marijuana does induce an altered state of consciousness and aspirin doesn't. That's why people shouldn't drive while under the influence.

That altered state buzzword is poppycock. Cannabis and driving is safer than some straight nervous, elderly, licitly medicated or inexperienced drivers. Those prone to road rage might benefit and it's many times safer than booze. Driving while eating or texting or gabbing on cell phones are distractions causing problems. Prohibition is the risk in driving after toking. Plus the waste of money spending good buzz on traffic instead of relaxing at home. Inexperienced anything can be dangerous, but it isn't the Ganja, it's the user.

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NBC5 04/15/02

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U.S. Department of Transportation,
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(DOT HS 808 078), Final Report, November 1993
"THC's adverse effects on driving performance appear relatively small"

Cannabis use and Driving 03/22/00

"THC's effects after doses up to 300 g/kg never exceeded alcohol's at BACs of 0.08 g% and were in no way unusual compared to many medicinal drugs (Robbe 1994). Yet THC's effects differ qualitatively from many other drugs, especially alcohol. Evidence from the present and previous studies strongly suggests that alcohol encourages risky driving whereas THC encourage greater caution, at least in experiments. Another way THC seems to differ qualitatively from many other drugs is that the former's users seem better able to compensate for its adverse effects while driving under the influence."
Hindrik W.J. Robbe
Institute for Human Psychopharmacology,
University of Limburg,
P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands

Cannabis and Driving

"Recent allegations by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) that cannabis is a significant causal factor in on-road accidents and may adversely impact psychomotor skills up to 24 hours after past use are not supported by scientific evidence.
-- Allen St. Pierre."
NORML Executive Director

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September 29, 2005 - Baltimore, MD, USA
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Executive Summary of Driving Impairment Effects of Alcohol & Cannabis (1994)

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Alcohol impairs driving more than marijuana

"A single glass of wine will impair your driving more than smoking a joint. And under certain test conditions, the complex way alcohol and cannabis combine to affect driving behaviour suggests that someone who has taken both may drive less recklessly than a person who is simply drunk."
- New Scientist March 2002

Marijuana Myth: "Marijuana Is A Major Cause Of Highway Accidents"

MARIJUANA DOES NOT CAUSE RECKLESS DRIVING
The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and certain Wisconsin legislators have launched a new crusade against "drugged driving," with a heavy emphasis on marijuana. This crusade is largely based on scientific misinformation, and it could lead to the enactment of bad laws.

US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Reports

Marijuana And Actual Driving Performance
- by Robbe, NHTSA, 1993

Marijuana Use And Driving by Robbe 1994

Marijuana And Actual Driving Performance
- by Robbe, NHTSA, 1999

Marijuana & Alcohol Combined Increase Impairment - NHTSA 1999

Chemically, marijuana and tobacco smoke are quite similar, aside from their psychoactive ingredients: both arise from the combustion of leafy material, which produces a host of noxious gases and solid particulates, or tars, that are known to be hazardous to respiratory health.

Vaping/oral injestion is the way to go...if your going to get high or take medicine daily..... might as well do it as healthy as possible.

The argument being legalization for medical reasons...why absorb weed/ medicine in a unhealthy manner........Vape ON!!!:vap_rasta:

You're obviously selling vaporizers. More bunk that chemical cigarettes are equal to Ganja. Organic tobacco maybe. But then it doesn't have the expectorant properties. Vapes suck for me but I have one for patients. But not because of hype concerning tars that have no carcinogens or the other drug czar Nahas hogwash. Not since the chemical adulterations starting in the early 20th century has there been a problem. Growing poisons and then added for your smoking pleasure. Thousands of years of real live people not being harmed don't need to BS. Governments and Sales do. Don't!

Weâ??ve Cut Cigarette Smoking by Half By Paul Armentano
CN Source: AlterNet November 17, 2008 USA

Imagine that. In the past 40 years, tens of millions of Americans have voluntarily quit smoking a legal, yet highly addictive intoxicant. Many others have refused to initiate the habit.""
-- Paul Armentano

Thanks Paul, but seriously, I hope you realize the Ganjawar is on purpose, for profits and control. Trying to disprove nonsense is as tricky as trying to predict what will confuse the public and therefore needs censorship. Nothing, but thats another story.

Let's not become reefer mad republicans over tobacco! Cigarettes are the problem, not tobacco. Native Americans, Egyptians and Turks, etc., have all used organic tobacco for hundreds and even thousands of years. No problem mon. Just since the 20's and American adulterations causing the cancers, nerve and organ damage. From the very same Tom Delay chemical corporations spreading poisons over the farmlands of America. Subsidiaries of the Pharmaceuticals, seem they get ya coming and going. Major Drug War Brokers and Lobbyists.

Same chemicals used on many Ganja and Hemp synthetic alternatives forced upon the market as they forced prohibition on the people. 90 million pounds on US cotton, not my hemp blue jeans. Tons on the 12# of grain for each pound of exported meat. Not on hempseed. Rx Ganja and Booze Inc. need no mention as most know their rabid reefer madness fear of competition. Add the Casino's afraid stoners would just stay home and not throw their paychecks into one armed bandits. The fossil fools knowing any of their poison hydrocarbons can be replaced by carbohydrates and Hemp has the most versatility to do the job.

From textiles to plastic to lubrication, paints and without much if any chemicals to grow it. Pesticides based in crude oil can be based in veggie oil too. Farmers vs Bush Laden's OPECers. Paper and wood instead of clear cutting old growth forests. But I know Wallstreet has it's Enron ethics and scruples to prevent scandle, and that Free Speech media we have would never cover up their owners creative book keeping or why we've killed 4000+ kids fighting for Haliburdon and Dyncorps... Mission Accomplished. So why would they lie about Ganja and Hemp?

Arno's Corporatism
Ganja/Hemp "The Other White Meat"
Wall street's Spontaneous Abortionists

Tobacco "Products" sold with hundreds of chemicals, not in tobacco, the nontaxable vegetable. Only by "changing it" into a man made fabrication can the politikans get taxes. Flame retardants and burn enhancers added... ya think lighting them and sucking up the smoke might be detrimental to health? Wonder why it's never mentioned? Another ends justifying means? Get prohibition at any cost or rather at any profits and taxes. Nothing ever mentioned. Just go along with the false comparisons the same as Education Ax Souder or Waldo Pee propaganda. What is the point, too outlaw tobacco? Still just lies.

Nicotine in tobacco is a small amount and not a problem to health.
It may be addictive but that's about it. Used for Leaves are being tested for Parkinson treatment. The papers and filters and flavors and colors for Ronnie Rayguns smoking pleasure. All chemical additions, not in tobacco and certainly not added to Ganja. Now or forever I hope. No comparison.

The Liberal prohibitionists are only hurting the poor. Raising the prices of "cigarettes" so they can only afford the generic brands. Cheaper floor sweepings with even more chemicals and even more damage down the road and even more expense for tax payers. Who gripe about a $100 of food stamps going to someone but nothing about the $35,000.00 to incarcerate them for stealing food. We're still our own worse enemy. Politikops just take advantage of it.

Prohibition is the addiction and the disease, that is our fight, not imitating Fascists substituting products. I've smoked camel straights since 67, Ganja since 69. As an expectorant and lung cleaner I would advise any use of tobacco "products" be in conjunction with Ganja.

The Ganja has kept me healthy from the cigarettes, and the cigarettes keep me from coughing on the chronic. Unfortunately a hazard of prohibition and nosey neighbors. Excessive coughing as probable cause? Hey it's the Ganjawar. Last year the X-rays showed no damage. Probably smaller lung capacity for long distance running, but I'm not a Buffalo. I have machines for that.
Go figure...
Peace, Love and Liberty or the Merchants of DEAth!
DdC

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"Users in our matched-pair sample smoked marijuana in addition to as many tobacco cigarettes as did their matched non-using pairs. Yet their small airways were, if anything, a bit healthier than their matches. We must tentatively conclude either that marijuana has no harmful effect on such passages or that it actually offers some slight protection against harmful effects of tobacco smoke"
Cannabis in Costa Rica:
A Study of Chronic Marijuana Use; Institute of Human Issues.

Happy seniors...

Aspirin kills 2000 people a year. Ganja = zero.
Ganja is safer than potatoes...

According to testimony before the US Congress by Dr. Andrew Weil, "a smoker would have to theoretically consume nearly 1500 Pounds of marijuana within about 15 minutes to induce a lethal response." By comparison, he adds that "eating 10 raw potatoes can result in a toxic response," and that aspirin "causes hundreds if not thousands of deaths each year."

Cannabis less harmful than aspirin

"Tetrahydrocannabinol is a very safe drug," he said. "Despite the
widespread illicit use of cannabis here are very few if any instances of people dying from an overdose. Even such apparently innocuous medicines as aspirin and related steroidal anti-inflammatory compounds are not safe.

"Thousands of people die every year because of the tendency of these drugs to cause catastrophic gastric bleeding."

[Bongboy89]

Yes weed is a god compared to aspirin... and even to vicadin! I got my wisdom teeth pulled and it hurt like hell afterwards, than i took about two Vicadin ES's and the pain was about the same... I know your not supposed to smoke after getting teeth pulled but I smoked a fat bowl out of my bong anyways... THE PAIN WENT COMPLETLY AWAY and i did not have a single problem with my teeth...

Simply put pot is the best none-addictive medicine... FOR ANYTHING!

"You dont smoke weed... Not even in the mornings? its the best Medicine... for anything"
-Seth Rogan, Knocked up

[silkyblue]

the phatter you are the higher your cholestero,l facto mungo

high cholesterol that my friends comes from eating

too many twinkies and soda chips' they will kill ya ass dead


if its from the Earth eat it'

its reccomended for long healthy lives

our daily diet


should always be from the Earth

roasted veggies, evoo, 'The Floyd ' [dvd's], on the Sunday afternoons, clean veggies

yumm

ahh the life

[tokingfool]

I love smoking weed. I have a nice 4 ft glass bong call her Deb:rastabong:

A friend of mine came over the other day and we tried something to see if water will filter smoke from the weed. If you put a piece of a paper towel or a napkin inbetween your lips and your bong, pipe or joint, whever you do to get high and draw your hit through the napkin, after a couple of hits look at the yellow and brown residue that the napkin filters out:wtf:NASTY

I'm not going to quit smoking:stoned: but WOW we are inhaleing all that crap into our lungs

[leadmagnet]

Hell, only around 2000 people die per year from heroin overdoses. And that is in an environment where people are often buying a drug of unknown purity and dosage in a black market environment and a substance with serious overdose potential.

[Weedhound]

One of the main problems medical science has with cannabis is the smoking aspect. Go figure.

Picking up on what lead said......the main reason......according to my cancer doctor....is that mj MUST be standardized before it will even be considered safe to use for immune compromised patients. That's number one and it goes back to what lead said about the "poorness" of the product. As a lung cancer patient I can guarantee you that mj smoke irritates the lungs. I've tried it myself so won't be bothered to answer q's or argue with folks who really in no way have ever been involved with mmj and/or a serious illness. For the record I am recovering alcoholic who almost died during rehab 14 years ago and now face (I'm told) a very shortened life due to lung cancer. Everyone else who's been through more raise your hand and I will honestly listen to what you have to say. The rest is just chatter.

Don't get me wrong....I'm not saying mj CAUSED my cancer....cigerettes did and that's been firmly established. But don't tell me that dragging shit into your lungs.......especially those who BUY rather than grow their own......is somehow healthy or even JUST OK in ANY situation.

I read an article about a cancer patient who died from a fungus in the weed they ingested....mostly due to being immmune-compromised. And when you buy it......do you know who grew it? What they used? Are there bugs or molds in it? How do you know its even safe to smoke or use at all?? What about pesticides and when were they last put on your weed?

All these things would have to be solved before it would REALLY be accepted medically and much of the baloney that surrounds cannabis comes from us users ourselves. The silliness of statements like 'it's completely harmlesss" and "it cures EVERYTHING" do NOT help our cause, believe me.