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10-29-2005, 12:26 AM #1Senior Member
Marijuana: THC Counters Cancer-Causing Chemicals?
hmm very interesting
Marijuanderful Reviewed by Marijuanderful on . Marijuana: THC Counters Cancer-Causing Chemicals? A new report says that Marijuana is not a cancer risk since the THC acts to counter the cancer-causing chemicals produced by it's smoke unlike tobacco where the nicotine does the opposite. The report is by Dr Robert Melamede of the Univ. of Colorado. "THC turns down the carcinogenic potential," he said stating that in studies on mice THC seems to block the enzyme that turns chemicals in smoke to their cancer promoting form. Also cannabinoids help to reduce immune regulated responses to Rating: 5
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