5 Amazing New Discoveries About the Potential of Marijuana

[99th_Monkey]

I had surgery for bladder cancer over a year ago, which has not returned; so
this first one was of particular interest to me. Fortunately I live in Oregon,
where we just legalized weed.


* Men Who Smoke Pot Possess a Reduced Risk of Bladder Cancer
* Long-Term Pot Exposure Isn't Damaging to Lung Health
* Alcohol, Not Pot, Alters the Brain
* Marijuana Use Doesn’t Lead to Depression
* Marijuana Possesses a Unique Margin of Safety Compared to Other legal and Illegal Drugs

http://www.alternet.org/drugs/latest-cannabis-science-need-know

[roody]

1. Is mj reallya drug? It

is a plant used in its whole form.

[99th_Monkey]

2. Poppies and magic mushrooms are just "plants" too

I'm not sure i want to quibble about what's a "real drug" or not though.

have a nice day.

[alfredo]

4. All poppies contain opium.

This according to Michael Pollan.

[melman]

6. Mushrooms are not plants

[99th_Monkey]

7. Well yes, ok, shrooms are technically a 'fungus'

But I'm not sure that changes things much in this context ... as they do grow from
the ground or log and are ingested whole mostly .. which was what I was responding
to.

[druidity33]

3. I consider it

an herbal remedy. I think many modern drugs are derived from herbal remedies, aspirin and digitalis being the most obvious/well documented. Unfortunately the US gov't considers it a "substance".

[Snow Leopard]

5. I have a hard time believing the

lung part. It just doesn't *seem* right, but hey that is great if it is true.

[LiberalLovinLug]

8. I heard it was sometning to do with

the fact that even though both produce a "tar", Marijuana tar is different than Tobacco tar in that it is way more water-soluable, so it dissipates way quicker from the lungs. Add to that the sheer volume of smoke you inhale as a nicotine addict compared to the average pot smoker.

And now, with vaporizers you eliminate the whole tar element anyways.

[99th_Monkey]

10. You can bet your booties that if ANY truly scientific study found a link to lung cancer

It would be head-line news for 2-3 days, and would embolden
mj haters to ban it even where it's been legalized.

[SomethingFishy]

9. K&R for RainDog... She would have loved this...

RIP...

[NightWatcher]

11. It helps with painful peripheral neuropathy and Raynaud's Syndrome as well

Or at least that's what my extensive (cough) research has shown so far.

[ladyVet]

12. Well, let's just say I have anecdotal evidence that it's good for pain.

Very effective, no side effects noticed. Pot distilled/infused into glycerin, take a couple of drops on the tongue. Works wonders. Or so I hear.

Not that I actually would do such a thing. Because statute of limitations, yo.