I'm having fun, again! John • 2 hrs 55 mins ago The heat and smoke from a joint can cause throat cancer. Granny- I find plenty of evidence that says the opposite! "Marijuana Use and Risk of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma" (PubMed) quote "Marijuana use was not associated with OSCC risk in this large, population-based study". WebMD -"Marijuana Unlikely to Cause Head, Neck, or Lung Cancer". PubMed - "Delta9-Tetrahydrocannabinol inhibits epithelial growth factor-induced lung cancer cell migration in vitro as well as its growth and metastasis in vivo" and finally Yahoo news on the #2 compound in cannabis, "Marijuana compound could stop aggressive cancer metastasis", where they state- "When they exposed cells from this cancer to cannabidiol they were shocked to find the cells not only stopped acting "crazy" but also returned to a healthy normal state... Other potentially treatable cancers are forms of leukaemia, lung, ovarian and brain cancers, which also have high levels of ID-1." Your sources, John? Mark steps in to poke at John! mark- • 2 hrs 32 mins ago Storm, he heard it from a friend or he read it on some blog about the evils of marijuana. Don't ya know if it's on the net, it must be true. More fun with John! john • 3 hrs ago The Smoke is dangerous. Don't fool yourself smoke especially in an enclosed location is dangerous to your lungs and eyes. Granny - And who says we have to SMOKE cannabis? Most medical users have small machines called "vaporizers" that gently heat the cannabis, but produces no combustion products to harm the lungs. In the MMJ community, actually smoking your cannabis is about as old-fashioned as watching a black & white TV! Then, many of us make capsules from herbal cannabis or extracts. We make tinctures with alcohol or glycerin. There are lotions for topical use. In the dispensaries there are "THC breath strips", oral inhalers and nasal sprays as well as herbal cannabis. And we can't forget edibles- they have come a long way since those first "hippie brownies"! There's more- why not go over an poke at John a little bit? http://news.yahoo.com/marijuana-bad-103700141.html;_ylt=A2KJjbyMV7FQ8R8AqfzQtDMDWith my List (first link in my sig for the small version), it's easy to shoot down the "John"s and educate the public! Most folks won't vote for legalization...until they see how it can benefit them! We have to show them the proof! Granny
It's frustrating when you take the time and effort to point out studies and valid medical information and all the person says back is basically "that's not true." They really have nothing to add to the argument because they themselves never bothered to research the issue themselves. They just repeat what they read or heard from somewhere and oh yeah it must be true.
You can't fix ignorance.... I love how informative you are Granny, some people just lack the mental fortitude to understand things
From looking at the dude stance's, didn't seem like he knew what he was talking about rather talking out of spite. Why waste your breath on these people, the smart will always outdo the stupid.
Hey, I know I have NO chance of getting through to John! But MANY other folks will read those comments- and a few of them will "get it"! The folks whose minds are open enough to actually look up the study, THEY are the ones I am aiming for! If I get even ONE person to look at cannabis in a new light, I have WON! Granny
I hate reading comments on articles like that. Apparently if you smoke you are also a broke hippie who is in their teenage rebellion stage. Oh and of course their is no scientific evidence cited in any of the comments just a bunch of people who like to spread negativity for no reason.