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Care Acutely

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46. I do.

Thu Sep 20, 2012, 02:20 PM

Sep 2012

Cannabis use increases lung cancer in young people:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18238947

Increased risk of testicular cancer
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7869709.stm

More links including some theraputic use:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=long-term%20cannabis%20cancer

Medicine is already utilizing derivatives of cannabis in various fields. My point here is that legitimate theraputic use and therapies derived from cannabis have nearly nothing in common with common use of marijuana. I think conflating the two is an easy and dangerous passtime that serves neither well. The right to use marijuana for recreation as a personal choice is an issue that should stand on it's own. I am in favor of that right (as soon as a non-invasive chemical intoxication test is developed) even though I do not use marijuana.

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UNBELIEVABLE: Scientists Find Marijuana Can Stop The Spread Of Cancer [View all] JaneyVee Sep 2012 OP

But will they use it? Politicalboi Sep 2012 #1

This news will disappear pronto. WinkyDink Sep 2012 #2

They will probably be AsahinaKimi Sep 2012 #115

Along with the two scientists (nt) Shankapotomus Sep 2012 #119

Cancer orgs already use derivatives of MJ... NCTraveler Sep 2012 #3

That's true, but not what some people want to hear Care Acutely Sep 2012 #5

You're right. That's why it makes blaring headlines. randome Sep 2012 #6

I don't have any links available, ronnie624 Sep 2012 #8

Lots of links to this sort of research over 420 mag's website. kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #16

I do. Care Acutely Sep 2012 #46

But wasn't there a study? robbob Sep 2012 #59

Aren't those mainly for treating nausea and a loss of appetite ronnie624 Sep 2012 #7

Figure it out. You put smoke into your lungs and bad things will eventually happen to you. randome Sep 2012 #9

Those of us who live in big cities, and those who have to breathe everyone else's secondhand tobacco kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #15

Wow, great scientific method you got there! eShirl Sep 2012 #30

This guy has been corrected dozens of times. He's seeking attention, not wisdom. Romulox Sep 2012 #55

A person's gotta make a living... n/t backscatter712 Sep 2012 #80

Because accusations of paid posting without evidence speaks well of you. mythology Sep 2012 #90

The poster repeatedly makes claims which are debunked by actual science. EOTE Sep 2012 #120

Smoking is not the only was to use cannabis dixiegrrrrl Sep 2012 #31

Very good points you are making. truedelphi Sep 2012 #58

well heaven05 Sep 2012 #127

Oh brother. Not randome and his "musings" again. SCIENCE, randome, doesn't support you. nt Romulox Sep 2012 #53

just figure it out! piratefish08 Sep 2012 #71

You mean you haven't plugged it into the underpants gnomes equation? EOTE Sep 2012 #83

Yes. Most are for nausea and as an appetite stimulant. NCTraveler Sep 2012 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author ronnie624 Sep 2012 #14

There is a huge difference in cut growth and a decrease in size. NCTraveler Sep 2012 #18

I tied to edit my post and my link disappeared. ronnie624 Sep 2012 #25

Yes there is certainty. NCTraveler Sep 2012 #66

While there's nothing definitive as of yet, there is a good amount of evidence to suggest EOTE Sep 2012 #82

Ahhh, so your scientific evidence is: You're a dumbass if you believe differently. EOTE Sep 2012 #38

We are talking about curing cancer. NCTraveler Sep 2012 #69

So, you think that marijuana can reduce the risk of getting cancer. EOTE Sep 2012 #74

Correct. I am certainly not a dumbass. NCTraveler Sep 2012 #76

Christ, are you capable of reading? EOTE Sep 2012 #77

They ain't going to be injecting the little bit Confusious Sep 2012 #112

But I've already provided articles which provide the anticarcinogenic effects of smoking. EOTE Sep 2012 #117

I was quoting from the original OP Confusious Sep 2012 #121

Then you weren't replying to what I was writing. EOTE Sep 2012 #122

The OP is not about a cure, but about stopping the spread of cancer. Bluenorthwest Sep 2012 #129

In this subthread a person came in talking about smoking pot curing cancer. NCTraveler Sep 2012 #137

A film by David Triplett Segami Sep 2012 #12

They? tama Sep 2012 #42

I've seen more amazing remedies to defacto7 Sep 2012 #109

Smoking a doobie ain't gonna cure you. nt Confusious Sep 2012 #111

This is what I don't understand. Let Big Pharma produce and control it then! That certainly Grown2Hate Sep 2012 #135

This is really great news. News doesn't get much better than this. nt Zorra Sep 2012 #4

God put marijuana on this planet to heal us. Avalux Sep 2012 #10

Why did he put potassium cyanide on the planet? randome Sep 2012 #32

That is a good question tama Sep 2012 #44

Cyanide suicide caplets. Confusious Sep 2012 #113

Because he has a strange sense of humor? Ellipsis Sep 2012 #45

Why are there deadly bacteria and viruses? Avalux Sep 2012 #50

:D lexw Sep 2012 #57

Tree of life H2O Man Sep 2012 #65

He? dixiegrrrrl Sep 2012 #75

An unwarranted assumption on my part. My apologies. randome Sep 2012 #79

Photography? Mining? Working with metals? Bluenorthwest Sep 2012 #130

Geeze, why so much attention spent on my innocuous post? randome Sep 2012 #131

God put marijuana on this planet to heal us. AlbertCat Sep 2012 #47

Big Pharma will put cannabidiol in pill form and patent it and sell it for $100/pill in 3....2....1. kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #13

nah, first they'll bury the news and keep MJ illegal as long as possible to maximize profit librechik Sep 2012 #17

I have one plant on my balcony still, and one harvested and curing in a jar. kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #22

yes indeed--it's a blessing to those in pain librechik Sep 2012 #24

Ironically, pot and alcohol give me middle of the night insomnia. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2012 #94

+1 Go Vols Sep 2012 #19

Silly JaneyVee iamthebandfanman Sep 2012 #20

Cannabis is the most important vegetable in the world. Segami Sep 2012 #21

Cannibis is not a vegetable, Cannabis is a genus of flowering plants Coyotl Sep 2012 #40

Maybe its time we treat the little bud differently. Segami Sep 2012 #48

Herbs are herbs, and deserve to be treated as such. Coyotl Sep 2012 #81

Yes and No. Bohunk68 Sep 2012 #23

For those interested in the actual science of this Duer 157099 Sep 2012 #26

That's really interesting. In culture, but one has to wonder about in vivo. AllyCat Sep 2012 #104

They did it in vivo also Duer 157099 Sep 2012 #107

Missed this. Thanks! AllyCat Sep 2012 #125

It's a modern miracle. Ganja Ninja Sep 2012 #27

Bob died of metastatic skin cancer at 36. SunSeeker Sep 2012 #99

Kickin' for the ganja. Le Taz Hot Sep 2012 #28

So when can we get this at the local pharmacy? HopeHoops Sep 2012 #29

'Tis clearly propaganda from the Reefer Madness crowd. Hugabear Sep 2012 #33

The evidence continues to accumulate, year after year and decade after decade. eShirl Sep 2012 #34

Yet they say it has no medical value... DrummerMan Sep 2012 #35

they've been talking about cancer breakthroughs veganlush Sep 2012 #36

But but but... mindwalker_i Sep 2012 #37

"Can MJ get any more awesome?" sakabatou Sep 2012 #39

If there is a cooler OP in my bookmarks....no, there is not! chknltl Sep 2012 #41

My son and husband had cancer riverbendviewgal Sep 2012 #43

I'm sorry rbvg. AllyCat Sep 2012 #105

It may be time to have a little talk with Mr. Desprez... Romulox Sep 2012 #49

I support the use of hemp, derivatives from cannabis in medicine, etc SylviaD Sep 2012 #51

So you support the War on Drugs (but have "good" reasons!!!) even though it's an abject failure. Romulox Sep 2012 #52

I share your concerns - heavy duty pot smokers seem truedelphi Sep 2012 #60

People who want to abuse drugs will find some to abuse. bemildred Sep 2012 #70

And if they maintained that level of intoxication with wine Mopar151 Sep 2012 #114

I wouldn't be the one to argue about alcohol vs pot - truedelphi Sep 2012 #136

Are you like from the 19th century musiclawyer Sep 2012 #92

Make it 200 feet outside the building entrance, please. nt SylviaD Sep 2012 #95

Basic logic is totally missing in some people truedelphi Sep 2012 #138

You are vehemently opposed to cannabis? Jack Sprat Sep 2012 #108

Why is this unbelievable? Egnever Sep 2012 #54

in other news... Javaman Sep 2012 #56

I'm not a pot smoker, yet magic59 Sep 2012 #61

Actually, this reinforces previous results. nt bemildred Sep 2012 #62

YAY!!! Another cancer cure we'll never hear froim again!!! FourScore Sep 2012 #63

Funny thing though... smoking it won't help you. Scootaloo Sep 2012 #64

willow bark tea does relieve headaches, though. HiPointDem Sep 2012 #67

A select portion of the plant, prepared and taken orally. Scootaloo Sep 2012 #73

research shows otherwise. HiPointDem Sep 2012 #96

It was a joke, son, I say, a joke Scootaloo Sep 2012 #98

Uh, actually we smoke this after sweat lodges. AllyCat Sep 2012 #126

Maybe if you were to eat enough of it? bemildred Sep 2012 #68

If prepared properly. EOTE Sep 2012 #87

Funny thing though, here in Colorado we can go down to our local SomethingFishy Sep 2012 #85

Missing the point Scootaloo Sep 2012 #89

That's what you think. Look at this picture from their lab... progressoid Sep 2012 #86

Uhhh, actually it will. EOTE Sep 2012 #88

No! They must slice you open and apply the one part ( that Tsiyu Sep 2012 #110

Kick to read later. SalviaBlue Sep 2012 #72

Don't hang your hopes on a single study, but cool. n/t porphyrian Sep 2012 #78

No Surprise Z_California Sep 2012 #84

And they found it in the mid 70s and the early 90s and (in Europe) multiple times in the past decade Fly by night Sep 2012 #91

So, POTUS, still no medicinal benefit eh-- Schedule 1 it remains? musiclawyer Sep 2012 #93

Time To Totally Legalize colsohlibgal Sep 2012 #97

Okay folks - do your bit Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2012 #100

He stuck his chocolate in my peanut butter! And something new was created. n/t eggplant Sep 2012 #101

Hilarious tarheelsunc Sep 2012 #102

So... just a few things enki23 Sep 2012 #103

I am a skeptic JaneyVee Jack Sprat Sep 2012 #106

I'm skeptical, but I started treatment early, just in case. About 1968, if I remember. n/t jtuck004 Sep 2012 #116

Big pharma... thc420 Sep 2012 #118

I would like to hear more intelligent discussion re: vaping navarth Sep 2012 #123

What is there to discuss? musiclawyer Sep 2012 #132

the heaven05 Sep 2012 #124

No wonder big pharma's keeping it illegal! villager Sep 2012 #128

More than one study indicates anti-tumor properties RainDog Sep 2012 #133

K&R midnight Sep 2012 #134

K&R DeSwiss Sep 2012 #139

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