I told my doctor I smoked weed

[AlwaysBlazed]

My doctor asked if I smoked so I told him weed and that I know the ups and downs to it and he asked me to name some. I told him I know it doesn't contribute to lung cancer and isn't as bad as the government says. I explained to him how tobacco is grown with radiation in the fertilizer and how a normal person gets about 80 units of radiation a year while someone who smokes a pack and a half a day gets about 80,000 units of radiation a year and how most lung cancer is from radiation or is genetic. He shot me down and said 1 joint is as bad as 5 cigarettes lung-wise and that I wont get cancer now but I will when I get older. I told him I did some decent research online and he just told me don't believe all the stuff you read online. I just agreed with him because I wanted to go home allready, damn doc keeps me waiting for 45 miniutes for a god damned checkup. Although, he asked me if I drink and I told him on occasion and he asked if i smoked weed more and I say yes and he agreed that it's better to smoke weed than drink.

AlwaysBlazed Reviewed by AlwaysBlazed on 01-11-2007. I told my doctor I smoked weed My doctor asked if I smoked so I told him weed and that I know the ups and downs to it and he asked me to name some. I told him I know it doesn't contribute to lung cancer and isn't as bad as the government says. I explained to him how tobacco is grown with radiation in the fertilizer and how a normal person gets about 80 units of radiation a year while someone who smokes a pack and a half a day gets about 80,000 units of radiation a year and how most lung cancer is from radiation or is Rating: 5

[the yeag]

i agrea with everything he said....i have argued for years all the tar/ resin in weed will damage your lungs over a chronic use of a lifetime...look at your pipes. your lungs must get full of resin too.

[420izzle]

Yeah...use a vaporizer and you can tell him you are doing NO harm. Maybe put a bunch of research literature in an envelope and deliver it to him...enlighten these doctors! I want to print a bunch of L.E.A.P. (law enforcement against prohibition) cards with some literature and links to their website and put it on cop cars. Spread the truth!

[mrdevious]

Yeah...use a vaporizer and you can tell him you are doing NO harm.

That's not true. A Volcano is the closest vaporizer to one that does no harm, but those are expensive as hell. Vaporizers varry depending on their quality, eliminating combustion-created carcinogens by anywhere from 25% - 98%. And even so, there are still SOME carcinogens in weed that are not created from combustion, but they're in very small quantities.

[420izzle]

That's not true. A Volcano is the closest vaporizer to one that does no harm, but those are expensive as hell. Vaporizers varry depending on their quality, eliminating combustion-created carcinogens by anywhere from 25% - 98%. And even so, there are still SOME carcinogens in weed that are not created from combustion, but they're in very small quantities.

Relative to smoking it - vaporizing is doing no harm. This is a harm-reduction issue here. And although the Volcano was the tested instrument, I know that others are very similiar as long as the temps are correct, so one would need a decent vaporizer to control temps and simply make vapors. My Vapolution was a mere 125$ and it works wonders .

[graph]

That's not true. A Volcano is the closest vaporizer to one that does no harm, but those are expensive as hell. Vaporizers varry depending on their quality, eliminating combustion-created carcinogens by anywhere from 25% - 98%. And even so, there are still SOME carcinogens in weed that are not created from combustion, but they're in very small quantities.

What carcinogens are located in weed that are not created from combustion? I'm curious.

[mrdevious]

What carcinogens are located in weed that are not created from combustion? I'm curious.

I honestly can't remember man, it's been a long while. But I'm not saying that weed has special carcinogens, lots of plants and foods do. I konw cyanide is in there though (albeit in much smaller quantities than tobacco).

where did beachguy go anyways.... he'd clear this up.

[graph]

That's why beachguy was great! You have no idea how much research he's done for me that I've passed off as my own. It's not that I don't believe you, a lot of substances that come into contact with out body contain carcinogens, I was just wondering if you knew which ones. I'll look, but if it ever comes up and you find out, definitely contact me about that.

[greendove]

He shot me down and said 1 joint is as bad as 5 cigarettes lung-wise and that I wont get cancer now but I will when I get older.

What he forgot to mention is that most tobacco smokers will smoke a LOT more than most pot smokers, making the comparisson negligable. When I smoked cigarettes as a full-time smoker, I would smoke two packs a day (40 cigarettes). To get the damage, by this doctor's math, I would have to smoke 8 big joints in a day, every day. Geez, that's a lot of reefer.

If you just smoke a "J" a day, (the equivalent of 5 cigarettes), which is a pretty normal amount for modest smokers, your lungs will repair any damage you make to them pretty quickly.

[Pumpkinpie]

Even a J a day is a lot for most people......