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tridim

(45,358 posts)
31. I've never heard anyone claim it's "100% pure good"
Wed Feb 6, 2013, 02:54 PM
Feb 2013

We're upset about the continuation of Reefer Madness. It's a big lie.

Maybe it's from the EC Feb 2013 #1
I don't think pot does it either sakabatou Feb 2013 #11
"This is the first case-controlled study to show a POSSIBLE... DonViejo Feb 2013 #59
This study does no such thing EC Feb 2013 #74
They'll need to repeat this at least 5 years after the death of the twinkie. n/t 2on2u Feb 2013 #106
Right ... bemildred Feb 2013 #2
Control group was 160 stroke victims maxsolomon Feb 2013 #46
Complete horseshit, misuse of math, and such idiocy is common as dirt. nt bemildred Feb 2013 #47
^^^This. TroglodyteScholar Feb 2013 #109
Thank you. It is propaganda, and nothing else. bemildred Feb 2013 #110
That's what I was wondering. If 91.9% didn't smoke weed, how is weed increasing the risk? arcane1 Feb 2013 #64
Not even that many. Moosepoop Feb 2013 #71
I contemplated that sentence. maxsolomon Feb 2013 #75
It's probably not a misstatement Moosepoop Feb 2013 #80
The OP link is confusing. Better link to the study at webmd Gormy Cuss Feb 2013 #81
Thank you for the link. Moosepoop Feb 2013 #92
Note that it was a comparison group, not a control group. Gormy Cuss Feb 2013 #94
Who paidfor the study lsewpershad Feb 2013 #90
Big Pharma, who else....makers of TBI/Stoke drugs that do nothing....nt kooljerk666 Feb 2013 #100
Been tokin' daily for 41 years (started at 17) AAO Feb 2013 #49
Yep. We've been running the experiment here now for 40-50 years. bemildred Feb 2013 #91
from the link: DisgustipatedinCA Feb 2013 #3
And that's why the link is BS. sakabatou Feb 2013 #13
"Barber believes that it is cannabis and not the tobacco that is causing the increased risk" think Feb 2013 #4
Inhaling concentrated particulate matter into your lungs is unhealthy. Period. nt onehandle Feb 2013 #5
That's my question. How about those who consume marijuana in food or drink? Moonwalk Feb 2013 #18
And that would be another problem with this study me b zola Feb 2013 #22
It specifically says smoking. onehandle Feb 2013 #36
But vaping does completely alter the physiological effects n/t me b zola Feb 2013 #41
I would imagine that it's safer than inhaling burning matter. nt onehandle Feb 2013 #45
Wrong. bitchkitty Feb 2013 #88
mat·ter [mat-er] noun onehandle Feb 2013 #93
Concede your point. bitchkitty Feb 2013 #113
Like diesel fumes. nt. Starboard Tack Feb 2013 #53
So eat hemp & get outside, don't be a couch potato. patrice Feb 2013 #6
If only MissNostalgia Feb 2013 #17
Be very careful NICO9000 Feb 2013 #24
Here's a prime yesphan Feb 2013 #39
Actually, I was referring to the non-psychotropic strain of Hemp commonly called Industrial patrice Feb 2013 #48
You might be referring to the seeds, because hemp the leafy plant is a negligible protein source. kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #52
Well, there are hemp powders, which don't have the texture of the seeds at all. I do buy patrice Feb 2013 #61
There is still a bit of snowboarding season left! ... eom Kolesar Feb 2013 #72
The study brought to you by Phizer and Anheiser Busch Floyd_Gondolli Feb 2013 #7
You win the thread me b zola Feb 2013 #23
So, even if it becomes legal, I can't try it. Deep13 Feb 2013 #8
Please look at the rest of the thread, this study was garbage Kurska Feb 2013 #101
And according to other studies, thats the exact same risk multiplier caused by alcohol. phleshdef Feb 2013 #9
"No it doesn't! I've smoked for 50 years and never had a stroke!" Dreamer Tatum Feb 2013 #10
ROFL...I'm a Legalize It guy, but you're so right alcibiades_mystery Feb 2013 #40
So you would like DU to only be populated with statistics majors... ret5hd Feb 2013 #56
There's a large difference of degrees between statistic majors and idiots. LanternWaste Feb 2013 #85
Stroke risk doubles after drinking alcohol. valerief Feb 2013 #12
Legalize it and let people decide for themselves. NYC Liberal Feb 2013 #14
From the little bit I've read on this MynameisBlarney Feb 2013 #15
Infuriating moonlady0623 Feb 2013 #16
Yep, it's the usual lowest-common-denominator regression to an assumed average. patrice Feb 2013 #50
Without addressing any of the dubious claims of the article... Orrex Feb 2013 #19
I know! bluedigger Feb 2013 #27
I've never heard anyone claim it's "100% pure good" tridim Feb 2013 #31
I've never heard anyone claim it's "100% pure good" either. Orrex Feb 2013 #43
well, your hearing it now RedstDem Feb 2013 #51
Hell, I'm sold Orrex Feb 2013 #54
Does fairy dust shrink brain tumors? tridim Feb 2013 #62
Oh please Scootaloo Feb 2013 #104
I've never heard anyone claim it cures cancer.. That is just as bad as Reefer Madness. tridim Feb 2013 #108
No, as a matter of fact I really don't care Scootaloo Feb 2013 #112
This is particularly laughable: Bluenorthwest Feb 2013 #37
Yeah but... Johnny2X2X Feb 2013 #20
I'd like to be a part of that study. geardaddy Feb 2013 #26
This proves we must consider this addictive narcotic to be as dangerous as Heroin maxsolomon Feb 2013 #21
Sounds like hogwash to me NICO9000 Feb 2013 #25
"Marijuana smokers were more than twice as likely than ~healthy~ adults..." tridim Feb 2013 #28
LoL. Democracyinkind Feb 2013 #29
This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Feb 2013 #30
meh- -legalize it already leftyohiolib Feb 2013 #32
"These patients usually had no other vascular risk factors apart from tobacco, alcohol and Bluenorthwest Feb 2013 #33
Was this a Repulican sponsored study??? Capt13 Feb 2013 #42
I love this part: independentpiney Feb 2013 #34
The "study" is of great value to those who get rich from Cannabis prohibition. tridim Feb 2013 #63
No kidding nobodyspecial Feb 2013 #79
ok.... mike_c Feb 2013 #35
Another BS study to confuse the issue Moral Compass Feb 2013 #38
I think this study is bullshit olddad56 Feb 2013 #44
these "studies" are released like clockwork mitchtv Feb 2013 #55
They don't call it "White Widow" for nothing Ezlivin Feb 2013 #57
Oooooooooh be afraid, be very afraid Smilo Feb 2013 #58
I call texas sharpshooter on this one AngryAmish Feb 2013 #60
What complete Crap! Chakaconcarne Feb 2013 #65
Lousy study is false. RoccoR5955 Feb 2013 #66
Who would have thought that putting smoke into your lungs might affect your health? randome Feb 2013 #67
Even if this unsubstantiated claim were true, so what? Comrade Grumpy Feb 2013 #68
Bath salts and potpourri quadruple the risk of homicidal behavior and cannibalistic tendencies. Puzzledtraveller Feb 2013 #69
BS, all the MJ smokers also smoked tobacco, the science is bunk. Exultant Democracy Feb 2013 #70
and who is paying his research bill... SemperEadem Feb 2013 #73
I doubt it. Rider3 Feb 2013 #76
Happened to me in the early 80s Blandocyte Feb 2013 #77
One stroke over the line, sweet Jesus Blue Owl Feb 2013 #78
that is truly a pathetic assertion. why would someone even suggest that? farminator3000 Feb 2013 #82
Marijuana protects your brain Studies reveal that MJ protects against brain damage from stroke farminator3000 Feb 2013 #83
Liars....pure and simple. nt jaysunb Feb 2013 #84
so does meat Enrique Feb 2013 #86
Well, in that case... KansDem Feb 2013 #87
BULLSHIT! bitchkitty Feb 2013 #89
Complete Bullshit obama2terms Feb 2013 #95
I remain skeptical as I await other scientific studies to reproduce these results (or not). eShirl Feb 2013 #96
Yes but you die happy magic59 Feb 2013 #97
Correlation is not causation. Can they PLEASE teach this day 1 of journalism school? n/t hughee99 Feb 2013 #98
they just keep flogging the same horse... easychoice Feb 2013 #99
yes otherone Feb 2013 #105
'all but one of the stroke patients who were marijuana smokers also engaged in tobacco use'. LeftishBrit Feb 2013 #102
What they should do is have a scientific study. Kalidurga Feb 2013 #103
"Study Shows Possible Link Between Marijuana Use and Strokes" FarrenH Feb 2013 #107
so they do a drug test on stroke victims and only pot shows up? only 'drug' that will show up? Sunlei Feb 2013 #111
Their conclussions are ironclad: AAO Feb 2013 #114
WTF is the point of these studies when they never question the legality of alcohol? Locut0s Feb 2013 #115
Cannabis REDUCES the risk of a stroke... CanSocDem Feb 2013 #116
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