oh goodness, an article simply referencing an obscure study .
im working myself through school doing cancer research for the UofI. trust me, its not as easy as getting blazed every once in awhile. and i believe i went the extra mile to cover all bases and say IF a legit study could come out with a statistically significant correlation (more than just "suggests" , in the sense of published papers, the word "suggests" in an abstract means you dont have piss) that there are better ways of getting it into your system than smoking it.
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LOL, i read the study. those are in vitro tests. I have over a dozen GBM lines growing in my incubator at work. I can stop their spread with a little salt. we need pathway studies, not magic potions. i dont want to see growth trends, i want to see a diff display of gene expression after introduction of the cannibinoids so i can see HOW they are affected, not just that they ARE affected
I was talking about a study on a girl who did alot of x, and was her brain scans was put on MTV to show that she had holes in her head from the X. But I just check it out on erowid and it seems that it may not be true. http://www.maps.org/media/mtvclarify.html
It has to do with the textile companies being scared of hemp. Someone in the Gov has ties to one of these companies so he got Weed outlawed alltogether.
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-the FDA has approved medical pot for driving. -Joo was correct with the prohibition thing -yes pot reduces your risk for cancer -50% of police resources are WASTED (IMO) on drug traffic
Here is my idea: The government make weed legal for 21 year olds. The big tobacco companies are billion dollar corporations that can out grow and out sale any private grower. The can basically corner the market. You would be able to go get a pack of weed just like cigs for about 5 -10 a pack. I;m sure when weed 1st becomes legal people WILL try to grow there own and sell it for a living, but it would be just like making your own soda or beer practically you just cant compete with Philip-morris. Now this is where i get really excited, the government can put a huge tax on weed and maybe we can give the education system some much needed funding. Also you have more police resources to direct towards REAL crime.
Drugs are like any thing else. Its nothing without the user. If anyone ever did anything bad while on drugs its because they have problem themselves! Plenty of people can take drugs every single day and never harm anyone ever ever. The street will NOT be flooded with stoners causing chaos the day weed goes legal. Beer is legal and look at the millions of americas that still choose to not become intoxicated. Those that want to get stoned always will , why not tax it and let the economy bank from it!
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There are a million reasons, but in my opinion the main one is the pharmaceutical companies. You see, they have all these patented chemicals that help sick people. Yet weed has been proven to perform the same functions as many of these prescriptions (and more!!). But weed is a plant. You can't get a patent on a plant. So if weed is legalized, many of these patients will turn to the cheaper (and safer) alternative, and the Rx companies will lose millions. It's sad that such a situation would effect the government's laws in any way, but, it's not for the people by the people anymore.
I for one do not care for this unjust law. When my back aches, I smoke a bowl. To me prescriptions are the hard drugs.
There are a million reasons, but in my opinion the main one is the pharmaceutical companies. You see, they have all these patented chemicals that help sick people. Yet weed has been proven to perform the same functions as many of these prescriptions (and more!!). But weed is a plant. You can't get a patent on a plant. So if weed is legalized, many of these patients will turn to the cheaper (and safer) alternative, and the Rx companies will lose millions. It's sad that such a situation would effect the government's laws in any way, but, it's not for the people by the people anymore.
I for one do not care for this unjust law. When my back aches, I smoke a bowl. To me prescriptions are the hard drugs.
+1 thats what i think,
legal drug dealers... i really dont think you'd have to take a drug to eliminate a migraine and end up risking bleeding out of your butt as a side effect or w/e like the ones they show on TV.
it's illegal because richard nixon was a crooked piece of **** who made laws based on his personal prefences and didn't listen to facts.
I don't know where the f*ck you people are coming up with all this other crap.
This is true. Nixon's war on drugs cause he hated hippies and too many people were doing heroin in Viet Nam. He also created the DEA. Since it was so hard to outlaw each individual drug, all drugs were given a Schedule 1 thru 4 rating. Stuff that they wanted made illegal became a schedule 1 drug. I forget all the details, but a google seach will provide.
Smoking pot can cause cancer, just like smoking anything else, because you are putting smoke in your lungs. BUT if you vaporize, there is no burnt up organic matter going in your lungs, just air and THC (which DOES slow the spread/growth of cancer).
Pot also helps people with eating disorders and glaucoma, not to mention the fact that it is a moderately effective painkiller.
NOW, on to the stereotypes about smokers.
First, the 'pothead.' Sure, he's lazy, and he doesn't want to do anything but smoke pot. But is it because he started smoking pot and then became lazy, or is it because he was already lazy and had nothing to do so he started toking to pass the time? Most of the pot heads I know were of the latter case. Also, you may see a lot of potheads around, but there are also A LOT of people who smoke and you would never know it. There are plenty of clean-cut people who have good careers and promising futures in those careers that go home and light up to take away some of the stress of the day.
Now, the 'gateway' theory. I think somebody pointed out that a lot of people move on to harder **** just because they have to go to a dealer to get their herb, and that is a very valid point. On the other hand, there are a lot of low lifes who are hooked on heroin/meth/crack that started out just smoking up. But a lot of this people just started with pot because that was what was the most readily available when they began their drug exploits (and yes, THC IS a drug). Smoking a blunt or inhaling a huge bong rip won't turn you into a raging fiend (and if you believe this you need to stop watching Reefer Madness).
Now, the 'gateway' theory. I think somebody pointed out that a lot of people move on to harder **** just because they have to go to a dealer to get their herb, and that is a very valid point. On the other hand, there are a lot of low lifes who are hooked on heroin/meth/crack that started out just smoking up. But a lot of this people just started with pot because that was what was the most readily available when they began their drug exploits (and yes, THC IS a drug). Smoking a blunt or inhaling a huge bong rip won't turn you into a raging fiend (and if you believe this you need to stop watching Reefer Madness).
i dunno that movie is funny as hell, especially when you're high
but of course thc is a drug, just like alcohol
other than that, i agree 100%
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holy ****, can we just call marijuanna WEED or something other than 'pot'? where the **** did 'pot' come from? i don't see anyone boiling pasta with stovetops while smoking a J.
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Smoking pot can cause cancer, just like smoking anything else, because you are putting smoke in your lungs. BUT if you vaporize, there is no burnt up organic matter going in your lungs, just air and THC (which DOES slow the spread/growth of cancer).
like i said, a few in vitro studies does not mean anything. smoking pot does not in any way slow glaucoma, its like taking tylenol for arthritis, covers the symptoms. like i said in my previous post, i can do alot to control the tumor cells we grow in my lab. i only have to affect pH about a half a point or change the salt concentration of the buffer a little and WHAMMO, tumor cells stop growing. EAT LOTS OF POPCORN PEOPLE! it cures cancer! . its also pretty ignorant to think that you have some process that is selective for only THC. now, i do not believe there is any legitimate basis for it to be illegal while we allow things like alcohol and tobacco in our society. the fact that its illegal and the pursuit therein is what makes alot of young kids turn into little badasses, not the pot itself.
Uhhh, weed (that better, 99?) definitely helps with glaucoma. It relieves the pressure (intraocular pressure) which is major factor in the loss of sight in glaucoma patients.
And it hasn't 'just been a few in vitro studies.' Hell, the government found that it had more positive than negative effects (like said tumor growth-stopping), but Nixon decided to round-file the study and make it illegal, anyway.
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, in the sense of published papers, the word "suggests" in an abstract means you dont have piss) that there are better ways of getting it into your system than smoking it.
. its also pretty ignorant to think that you have some process that is selective for only THC. now, i do not believe there is any legitimate basis for it to be illegal while we allow things like alcohol and tobacco in our society. the fact that its illegal and the pursuit therein is what makes alot of young kids turn into little badasses, not the pot itself. 
