Marijuana has been proven to be effective in reducing the nausea induced by cancer chemotherapy, stimulating appetite in AIDS patients, and reducing intraocular pressure in people with glaucoma.

None of the medical tests currently used to detect brain damge in humans have found harm from marijuana, even from long term high-dose use. The claim that marijuana kills brain cells is based on a speculative report dating back a quarter of a century that has never been supported by any scientific study.
couch-potato Reviewed by couch-potato on . TRUTH - help out! So recently I've had people asking me about the health hazards of smoking marijuana, and I've had people arguing with me saying that it is dangerous and causes deaths, etc. I would love it if we could all contribute to put together a thread with all the TRUE facts about weed, that are common misconceptions about smoking it. I would like to show people that they shouldn't listen to lies about how pot is terrible for you, and instead learn the facts about how much safer it is than alcohol and Rating: 5