Smoking 350 joints a week can cause health problems!!!

[Youngblood]

Some studies have shown that smoking pot, while high in tar content, actually decreases your chances of getting lung-cancer because the THC kill off old, cancer-causing cells.

Yes, I have read Professor Pothead's studies. I just ain't buying it.

But to each there own. I honestly don't give a shit what others do, so long as it don't affect me.

There have been many studies from many different researchers. I have a fair bit of faith in Harvard researchers.

There are so many studies that are wrong. Yes, from Harvard too. If someone has an agenda, a doctorate, whammo...you got a study. And then the lemmings pile on.

I think it is pretty irresponsible for anyone to try promoting doing drugs, smoking narcotics as a way to avoid cancer.

[CFH]

Yes, I have read Professor Pothead's studies. I just ain't buying it.

But to each there own. I honestly don't give a shit what others do, so long as it don't affect me.

There have been many studies from many different researchers. I have a fair bit of faith in Harvard researchers.

There are so many studies that are wrong. Yes, from Harvard too. If someone has an agenda, a doctorate, whammo...you got a study. And then the lemmings pile on.

I think it is pretty irresponsible for anyone to try promoting doing drugs, smoking narcotics as a way to avoid cancer.

No ones promoting drug use, I don't even smoke weed anymore. All I'm saying is a have a lot more faith in Harvard researchers with no obvious agenda than I do in what the government tells me.
I don't think the point of the study was to encourage people to smoke pot, the point was to examine if there are medical benefits in the components of marijuana; benefits that have not been available to people suffering from serious, often fatal, illnesses because of some stupid government agenda. The things that the government "allows" us to have, like cigs are booze, are infinitely more harmful that marijuana.
How is someone a lemming for putting stock in documented research? I agree that you cannot put a ton of faith into one study, but when several studies show the same thing I don't think believing some aspects of those studies makes you a lemming. Believing to information force-fed to you by the government on the other hand...

[Youngblood]

There have been many studies from many different researchers. I have a fair bit of faith in Harvard researchers.

There are so many studies that are wrong. Yes, from Harvard too. If someone has an agenda, a doctorate, whammo...you got a study. And then the lemmings pile on.

I think it is pretty irresponsible for anyone to try promoting doing drugs, smoking narcotics as a way to avoid cancer.

No ones promoting drug use, I don't even smoke weed anymore. All I'm saying is a have a lot more faith in Harvard researchers with no obvious agenda than I do in what the government tells me.
I don't think the point of the study was to encourage people to smoke pot, the point was to examine if there are medical benefits in the components of marijuana; benefits that have not been available to people suffering from serious, often fatal, illnesses because of some stupid government agenda. The things that the government "allows" us to have, like cigs are booze, are infinitely more harmful that marijuana.
How is someone a lemming for putting stock in documented research?

I won't deny that marijuana is less harmful then other substances. If I have to have a choice between who is coming down the highway at me, a guy who just smoked 4 joints, and a dude who just polished off a 40 of Jack Daniels, well, the choice should be obvious.

Also, I do believe that in certain circumstances, that it has medicinal purposes...and I have even tried to get an older person I know with an acute case of MS to consider it. For it's pain relief and ability to increase appetite.

What I am suggesting is that we don't believe all studies, because they are from Harvard, or MIT, or Oxford etc.. Many studies are in fact agenda driven.

To suggest it may be used as preventative for cancer is worrisome to me. There are enough snake oil salesmen making money off of the fears of cancer and it's victims in this world as it is.

I plan on being a doctor one day. If I have any brains left from being smacked around in boxing, that is.

[CFH]

There are so many studies that are wrong. Yes, from Harvard too. If someone has an agenda, a doctorate, whammo...you got a study. And then the lemmings pile on.

I think it is pretty irresponsible for anyone to try promoting doing drugs, smoking narcotics as a way to avoid cancer.

No ones promoting drug use, I don't even smoke weed anymore. All I'm saying is a have a lot more faith in Harvard researchers with no obvious agenda than I do in what the government tells me.
I don't think the point of the study was to encourage people to smoke pot, the point was to examine if there are medical benefits in the components of marijuana; benefits that have not been available to people suffering from serious, often fatal, illnesses because of some stupid government agenda. The things that the government "allows" us to have, like cigs are booze, are infinitely more harmful that marijuana.
How is someone a lemming for putting stock in documented research?

I won't deny that marijuana is less harmful then other substances. If I have to have a choice between who is coming down the highway at me, a guy who just smoked 4 joints, and a dude who just polished off a 40 of Jack Daniels, well, the choice should be obvious.

Also, I do believe that in certain circumstances, that it has medicinal purposes...and I have even tried to get an older person I know with an acute case of MS to consider it. For it's pain relief and ability to increase appetite.

What I am suggesting is that we don't believe all studies, because they are from Harvard, or MIT, or Oxford etc.. Many studies are in fact agenda driven.

To suggest it may be used as preventative for cancer is worrisome to me. There are enough snake oil salesmen making money off of the fears of cancer and it's victims in this world as it is.

I plan on being a doctor one day. If I have any brains left from being smacked around in boxing, that is.

But if several reputable studies indicate that certain compounds found in marijuana may be helpful in cancer treatment/prevention, it certainly deserves to be looked into and further studied.

[:::PSL:::]

No ones promoting drug use, I don't even smoke weed anymore. All I'm saying is a have a lot more faith in Harvard researchers with no obvious agenda than I do in what the government tells me.
I don't think the point of the study was to encourage people to smoke pot, the point was to examine if there are medical benefits in the components of marijuana; benefits that have not been available to people suffering from serious, often fatal, illnesses because of some stupid government agenda. The things that the government "allows" us to have, like cigs are booze, are infinitely more harmful that marijuana.
How is someone a lemming for putting stock in documented research?

I won't deny that marijuana is less harmful then other substances. If I have to have a choice between who is coming down the highway at me, a guy who just smoked 4 joints, and a dude who just polished off a 40 of Jack Daniels, well, the choice should be obvious.

Also, I do believe that in certain circumstances, that it has medicinal purposes...and I have even tried to get an older person I know with an acute case of MS to consider it. For it's pain relief and ability to increase appetite.

What I am suggesting is that we don't believe all studies, because they are from Harvard, or MIT, or Oxford etc.. Many studies are in fact agenda driven.

To suggest it may be used as preventative for cancer is worrisome to me. There are enough snake oil salesmen making money off of the fears of cancer and it's victims in this world as it is.

I plan on being a doctor one day. If I have any brains left from being smacked around in boxing, that is.

But if several reputable studies indicate that certain compounds found in marijuana may be helpful in cancer treatment/prevention, it certainly deserves to be looked into and further studied.

I guess marijuana is comparible to wine. Too much of good stuff is not always good.

[El Kabong]

350 of a lot of things will be bad for you.



Modesty is always the best policy

[El Kabong]

....oh yeah, mine was Wyclef - Homegrown

[Sharla]

No ones promoting drug use, I don't even smoke weed anymore. All I'm saying is a have a lot more faith in Harvard researchers with no obvious agenda than I do in what the government tells me.
I don't think the point of the study was to encourage people to smoke pot, the point was to examine if there are medical benefits in the components of marijuana; benefits that have not been available to people suffering from serious, often fatal, illnesses because of some stupid government agenda. The things that the government "allows" us to have, like cigs are booze, are infinitely more harmful that marijuana.
How is someone a lemming for putting stock in documented research?

I won't deny that marijuana is less harmful then other substances. If I have to have a choice between who is coming down the highway at me, a guy who just smoked 4 joints, and a dude who just polished off a 40 of Jack Daniels, well, the choice should be obvious.

Also, I do believe that in certain circumstances, that it has medicinal purposes...and I have even tried to get an older person I know with an acute case of MS to consider it. For it's pain relief and ability to increase appetite.

What I am suggesting is that we don't believe all studies, because they are from Harvard, or MIT, or Oxford etc.. Many studies are in fact agenda driven.

To suggest it may be used as preventative for cancer is worrisome to me. There are enough snake oil salesmen making money off of the fears of cancer and it's victims in this world as it is.

I plan on being a doctor one day. If I have any brains left from being smacked around in boxing, that is.

But if several reputable studies indicate that certain compounds found in marijuana may be helpful in cancer treatment/prevention, it certainly deserves to be looked into and further studied.

I think you're both right. Scientific studies will not neccessarily be wrong. However, even if i have faith in the majority of researchers you do have to look at the people who take their results and choose to interpret them in a particular way. People will cling onto the medicinal properties reported as a reason to use it which could be bad.

As with most things the dose which is best probably would need to be specified to suit the individual based on things like body weight and condition and I wouldn't be suprised if they're not still working that out.

I don't like the idea of smoking at all - pity the world was too addicted to cigarettes to ban them by the time the health problems were well known to the general public.

I don't know that alcohol is worse than marijuana since particular types of alcohol like red wine are also good for you in moderation thanks to it's antioxidants. A couple of glasses of the right type of alcohol occasionally could be considered healthy. It's still a case of dose and the form you choose to take it in as with everything.

I do think each to their own. The energy drink I'm guzzling at the moment to stay awake to get through my uni work is probably pretty bad for me so even though I guess i try to be fairly pedantic about my health few of us are perfect!

[Preme]

They is fuck all wrong with most drugs anymore, they made them very user friendly now.

Weed, E's, Coke, Powder - these days they are so dumbbed down you can use them as you like and they wont affect you.

[Sharla]

They is fuck all wrong with most drugs anymore, they made them very user friendly now.

Weed, E's, Coke, Powder - these days they are so dumbbed down you can use them as you like and they wont affect you.

Spoken like a true addict!

Yeah all those deaths by OD are complete myths! Really I'm sure all those reported actually died of something else