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Swamp Lover

(431 posts)
28. Pot does not "prevent cancer".
Sun Feb 17, 2013, 08:07 PM
Feb 2013

You may be able to find a study with stilted statistics, but there is no way that burning a plant and inhaling the smoke, any plant, has positive health attributes.

Something's going to get you. maxsolomon Feb 2013 #1
Really... KansDem Feb 2013 #16
But why go out sooner than necessary? randome Feb 2013 #45
why live longer than necessary? olddad56 Feb 2013 #47
Why? Will that make people happier? GodlessBiker Feb 2013 #51
well, other studies say that SOME alcohol is good for you maxsolomon Feb 2013 #57
The one to believe is your own body. randome Feb 2013 #58
really alcohol is legal may increase chances of cancer and pot may help prevent it klyon Feb 2013 #2
+1, couldn't have put it better than that. n/t bamacrat Feb 2013 #5
Pot does not "prevent cancer". Swamp Lover Feb 2013 #28
Sounds like the same timdog44 Feb 2013 #37
What statistics are you referring to, and precisely how were they stilted? LanternWaste Feb 2013 #60
I was replying to the post timdog44 Feb 2013 #62
how do you know that for a fact? olddad56 Feb 2013 #48
How do I know this for a fact. Swamp Lover Feb 2013 #56
how do you know that for a fact. olddad56 Feb 2013 #63
Burning and inhaling smoke are roody Feb 2013 #50
Actually, I remember seeing a study about inhaled pot smoke adigal Feb 2013 #67
Interesting. The only woman anywhere in my family who has had breast cancer was my kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #3
I too have a few relatives that are statistical outliers. LanternWaste Feb 2013 #61
I have known three people die from cancer Smilo Feb 2013 #4
But...but...the alcohol industry tells me booze is heart-healthy. valerief Feb 2013 #6
No it is not the alcohol industry. former9thward Feb 2013 #9
Pick your poison. Die of cancer or die of heart failure. Xithras Feb 2013 #22
Well... sendero Feb 2013 #7
Yep. enlightenment Feb 2013 #13
fuck that AngryAmish Feb 2013 #8
Obviously, not drinking is a good idea if you like having breasts, mouth, throat, esophagus, liver.. Coyotl Feb 2013 #10
Same here Andy823 Feb 2013 #26
+1000! Rhiannon12866 Feb 2013 #66
Good to know. bitchkitty Feb 2013 #11
Interesting. xxqqqzme Feb 2013 #12
Happy to see this. damnedifIknow Feb 2013 #14
I have not drunk any alcohol in years. Nika Feb 2013 #15
I don't understand this. surrealAmerican Feb 2013 #17
That jumped out at me too. alarimer Feb 2013 #19
Yeah, but you'll die of boredom instead. alarimer Feb 2013 #18
unfortunately Shivering Jemmy Feb 2013 #20
Alcohol's protective cardio-vascular effects far outweigh this cancer risk daleo Feb 2013 #21
Can anybody explain why women in countries like France, Italy and Spain,where wine is CTyankee Feb 2013 #23
I think that's called the French Paradox daleo Feb 2013 #31
and red wine. But what about all the butter in northern France? CTyankee Feb 2013 #32
I forgot about red wine daleo Feb 2013 #35
OK, there's the proof! Butter all around! CTyankee Feb 2013 #40
Pleased to be of service daleo Feb 2013 #41
I know right? And they average 3 - 5 glasses/day depending on the study riderinthestorm Feb 2013 #34
by American standards, they are alcoholics... CTyankee Feb 2013 #42
I love a glass of wine in the evening but that's because it puts me to sleep! riderinthestorm Feb 2013 #43
vive la difference! Obviously, the Continental Europeans have worked this thing out... CTyankee Feb 2013 #44
Precisely. timdog44 Feb 2013 #38
Don't give Bloomberg any ideas. n/t hughee99 Feb 2013 #24
My mother-in-law died of oral cancer Danmel Feb 2013 #25
Doesn't everything give you cancer nowadays? Drunken Irishman Feb 2013 #27
Too much thinking about cancers causes brain cancer, new study Baclava Feb 2013 #29
Wow, I'd better throw out my left over wine! tavernier Feb 2013 #30
I always wondered timdog44 Feb 2013 #39
..but, but red wine prevents cancer Rosa Luxemburg Feb 2013 #33
I am not impressed Scairp Feb 2013 #36
My mom was a teetotaler Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2013 #46
my mom never drank or smoked, died of cancer. olddad56 Feb 2013 #49
More for me then. name not needed Feb 2013 #52
I am so tired of all these "studies" jzodda Feb 2013 #53
I don't drink anyway. Jennicut Feb 2013 #54
Translation: alcohol is a carcinogen. bemildred Feb 2013 #55
Congress is going to have to improve significantly MindPilot Feb 2013 #59
Isn't it a shame the way George Burns turned out? Lasher Feb 2013 #64
Well this OP sucks. shcrane71 Feb 2013 #65
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