Does Weed Really Harm You??

[Snowman450]

I'm so lost.... i hear so many different things about weed and it's affects. I hear that it causes cancer in the lungs, then i hear that all the bad crap is expelled in the mucus, so all u do is just spit alot to keep the lungs clean. Which is true??

Snowman450 Reviewed by Snowman450 on 01-01-2006. Does Weed Really Harm You?? I'm so lost.... i hear so many different things about weed and it's affects. :confused: I hear that it causes cancer in the lungs, then i hear that all the bad crap is expelled in the mucus, so all u do is just spit alot to keep the lungs clean. Which is true?? Rating: 5

[daima]

To this day not one single person who used(s) cannabis only has ever developed lung cancer or any other kind of cancer.
Unlike tobacco smoke, which cause cancer because the tars in tobacco smoke contain radioactivity, cannabis smoke doesnt contain radiation in its tars, therefore we see nor hear of any reported cases of lung cancer in the cannabis using population. Tobacco smoke causes permanent long term damage to the lungs. Cannabis smoke doesnt. This research is presented to us from Dr. Tashkins, America's number one lung expert when it comes to Marijuana smoke, U.C.L.A.
The statistics that come from the U.S. Surgeon Generals Report confirm his findings. Cannabis is known to be anti-tumor.
A book(s) i would suggest is Ernest Ables "Marijuana, the first 12,000 years"
Encyclopedia of the World Britannica: Great accurate information can be found in both.

dai*ma :thumbsup:

[xNoa]

To this day not one single person who used(s) cannabis only has ever developed lung cancer or any other kind of cancer.

hmmmmmm, sounds a bit too good to be true if you ask me, i mean were talking a cure or at least prevention for cancer there

[daima]

For me it doesnt sound too good to be true when you research the farming practices of tobacco & Cannabis. I believe that it was in 1988 when U.S. Surgeon General C. Everette(sp) Koop admitted that it was indeed tobacco farming practices that led to the cancer deaths associated with tobacco users. It was also 1969, when i was a young man, and we were told that by the year 2000 that we would see hundreds and hundreds of cannabis smokers invading americas health clinics with lung cancer and severe resperatory problems. None.
My suggestion to those who arent sure would be to ask them to research outside of pro-government funded studies and make an educated decision that worlks for them. Dr. Tashkins studys are a great start.
It was recently when the USA government gave the Complutense University in Madrid Spain 3 million usa dollars to do studies that proved once and for all that cannabis is dangerous with no medical benefits and caused cancer.
The results of that study was brought to us by the Boston Globe News Paper.
Mice that had brain tumors were injected with 1000'x the amount of THC it takes to get a human high(no overdose death to any of the mice). The THC injections were injected directly into the tumor.Some of the mice that had the THC injections had their tumors dramatically reduced in size. Others had their tumors completely disappear. The mice that had the injections and had tumors reduced in size lived significanly longer than the mice who had no injections. Studies were also done to show permanent harm to the lungs. It showed just the opposite. The USA government took back what was left of the 3m$ grant and shut the program down.
I am going on 50.
I have known many many people who never smoked anything but cannabis and they are alive, well, no disease.
I have also had the agony of watching a parent and several friends die as a direct result of tobacco use.
My personal opinion is in stride with the research that is presented to us by people who are in it for the truth, and not political or economic gain.(tobacco, alcohol, timber, pharmacutical, etc etc).
My hopes are that you figure out what works best for you.

dai*ma :smokin:

Too much cannabis at one time can be fatal if a bale of it drops on you.
And...... smoking cannabis does lead to acts of violence.
I saw this hippie smoking a joint and these two cops caught him and started to beat him up.

[robert42]

i beleive daima ive heard many many reports i smoke my spliffs pure, my bro dont he uses tobbaco and his lungs are fucked, mine aint

[beachguy in thongs]

The U.S. and Europe have been doing studies on it, since the turn of the millenium, and can't find anything that it adversely affects. They found that it cured three types of cancer in mice, as of 1999.

[daima]

Thanks for your vote of confidence, but all credit and truthful reasearch goes to Dr. Tashkins of U.C.L.A., and Dr. Melanie Dryier, Dean at the School of Nursing in Iowa. These people have done hands on independent research with no politcal/corporate people to please. I, like you, have only used cannabis in my life and my lungs are just fine. My MD's at Stanford University tell me that i am as healthy as any 20 year old they have seen, with a very healthy set of lungs. I will be 50 in Oct. Fuck. lol.
I will always tell people to do what they think is right for them when it comes to making personal decisions. If i felt that cannabis was making my life unmanagable, whether it be my health, my mental health or posed any threat to my grandchildren, i would be the first to revisit that which i find so much pleasure in doing. The truth, education, and keeping myself approachable is how i choose to deal with the issue with my kids and grand kids. It works for us. Teaching fear and spreading mis-information will eventually destroy any family/society. My 14 year old grand-daughter knows more about cannabis and it's uses than most adults. I am proud of that. To this day she remains cannabis free/drug free/ no sex/no booze/no tobacco. Which will always be her choice, one way or the other. I see no point and no justice in lying to her about drugs or any other topic. Education is the answer to any problem or postive adventure.

peace and happy new year to you and yours,
dai*ma

[Jimmicrackedcorn]

Tobacco wouldn't be that bad also if the government didn't pump there land full of chemical fertilizers containing a high percentage of phosphates, which due to the way they are processed from organic material (apatite rock), also contains radioactive elements (radium, polonium-210, lead-210), this aint jus with tobacco mind, but all commercially grown products (its cheap!). Tests have shown only 1% of all cancers caused by tobacco smoking can be attributed to the most potent non-radioactive carcinogen intrinsic to baccy (benzopyrene). Its also in the drinking water as fluorosilicic acid to keep ure teeth nice and white.

[siSTARindigo]

From what I understand 1 joint is like 10 cigarettes, and MJ smoke is hotter than tobacco, making it harder on your throat, and lungs. Plus most MJ smookers hold it in, which tobacco smokers don't do.

Just what I heard. I would love to believe that it isn't bad for you though. But I would think that all "smoke" wouldn't be "good" for you. I am sure that eating it, or vaporizing it would eliminate any bad effects though.

Eva

[beachguy in thongs]

Look at my signature. That's the difference between cigarettes and Herb.

Vaporizing loses 40% of THC that joints and bowls keep.
Eating it is a very slow way to obtain Marijuana's properties.