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khyber
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SuperFly
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hermes.trismegistus
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Actually, the study tracked multiple forms of cancer - including throat and mouth. Again, no deviation from control.
This supplements the other recent study with profound implications:
Cannabinoids promote embryonic and adult hippocampus neurogenesis and produce anxiolytic - and antidepressant-like effects
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"Study turns pot wisdom on its head," pronounced the Globe and Mail in October. News wires throughout North America and the world touted similar headlines � all of which were met with a monumental silence from federal officials and law enforcement. Why all the fuss? Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon found that the administration of synthetic cannabinoids in rats stimulated the proliferation of newborn neurons (nerve cells) in the hippocampus region of the brain and significantly reduced measures of anxiety and depression-like behavior. The results shocked researchers � who noted that almost all other so-called "drugs of abuse," including alcohol and tobacco, decrease neurogenesis in adults � and left the "pot kills brain cells" crowd with a platter of long-overdue egg on their faces.
While it would be premature to extrapolate the study's findings to humans, at a minimum, the data reinforce the notion that cannabinoids are unusually non-toxic to the brain and that even long-term use of marijuana likely represents little risk to brain function. The findings also offer further evidence that cannabinoids can play a role in the alleviation of depression and anxiety, and that cannabis-based medicines may one day offer a safer alternative to conventional anti-depressant pharmaceuticals such as Paxil and Prozac. |
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itaewonguy
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yes but, usually people smoke 20 cigerettes a day,compared to a pot smoker who will smoke a couple cones a day!
and he it uses a vapor! then that is even better...
FREE THE WEED!!! |
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Demonicat
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| Thing of it is, is that it isn't the chemicals themselves but the act of combustion that releases the carcinogenic materials. That said, if someone were to do a comparative study where the controls we kept EXACTLY the same (i.e. one ounce of tobacco, one ounce of marijuana smoked via a rolled ciggarette), I have a feeling the results would be identical. Furthermore, IG is VERY correct in pointing out the effect of the vapor release on the carcinogenic rates, as the materials that are most likely to cause cancer are heavy, and easily caught within the water. |
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Satori
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| That said, if someone were to do a comparative study where the controls we kept EXACTLY the same (i.e. one ounce of tobacco, one ounce of marijuana smoked via a rolled ciggarette), I have a feeling the results would be identical. |
A feeling eh? But that's not what studies show.
Further, not many people smoke joints at the rate of a typical smoker. |
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Nowhere Man
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| Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2006 2:13 am Post subject: ... |
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| And you can cook it. |
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