You do realize that 'endocannabinoids' are endogenous cannabinoids right?? That means cannabinoids that are produced by your body and not introduced to it??
And for the record, I smoke weed.. I'm just not retarded enough to claim that I do it for my health, because in reality I personally do it to get high.. It might improve certain ppl's health, but I'm not one of them.. I guess that puts me in the same boat as 95% of the ppl who possess med-cards..
Smoking marijuana won't give you lung cancerA baseball bat to the head won't increase your chances of getting lung cancer either, but that doesn't make that good for your health..How about some real research?
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/hea ... le1930669/
Smoking marijuana doesn't boost your chances of getting lung cancer, even if you're a long-time, heavy dope user, according to a new study.
The U.S. researchers were surprised by their findings, presented this week at a conference of the American Thoracic Society in San Diego. They had expected the controversial weed would jack up cancer risk, just like smoking tobacco.
In fact, previous studies have shown that marijuana tar contains 50 per cent higher concentrations of chemicals linked to lung cancer, compared with tobacco, said lead researcher Donald Tashkin of the University of California at Los Angeles. What's more, marijuana smokers hold their breath about four times longer than tobacco consumers, allowing more time for the hazardous particles to deposit in the lungs.
Even so, the study of more than 2,000 people with different smoking habits found no link between dope smoking and lung, head or neck cancers.
Dr. Tashkin speculates that THC, a chemical in marijuana smoke, "may encourage aging cells to die earlier and therefore be less likely to undergo cancerous transformation."
Despite the reassuring findings, Dr. Tashkin isn't encouraging people to light up a joint. "I wouldn't give any smoke substance a clean bill of health," he told Bloomberg News. There is still reason to believe dope might contribute to other lung ailments such as bronchitis and respiratory infections.
I would rather smoke a bowl for my head than use a bat on it.....how about you? I have been smoking for over 30 years without any bad effects, don't think I would last long with a baseball bat to my head!! And, I disagree that cannabis isn't good for my health...I have an autoimmune that is killing my liver, without cannabis I wouldn't be eating.
I realize it does actually help some ppl, but like your situation it's typically used to manage pain/discomfort rather than actually treat a condition.. I suppose glaucoma is one exception, and I'm sure there are others..
With cannabis, everyone reacts in a different way and every strain is different. I also have pain issues with three bulging disks in my neck... I find some strains help with inflammation and in regards to pain...more than anything it helps me not focus on it. When pain is hammering at you constantly, sometimes a distraction or different focus helps immensely, just breaking the cycle is key for me to be able to maintain.
Do you know ANYTHING about what you're saying?? I mean do you know what happens to 'antioxidants' when you burn them??Weed=antioxidants
Antioxidants=Good
Weed=Good
I need to smoke some more
Look, if you think it's so bad fine. But it doesn't affect me in any negative way. Only positives come from it. So chill out.
I think I can rationalize that the enjoyment outweighs the harmful side affects in my case, given my current condition/lifestyle.. That's not the same thing as saying that only positives come from it.. The only thing fucking assinine statements like that are good for is as ammunition for totally anti-marijuana pundits to use against the more sensible pot smokers.. Back in the day they made a movie called Reefer Madness.. It was pretty fucking unrealistic, and in the end pot advocates found it useful to point out how 'full of shit' the ppl on the other side of the argument actually were..
As I read it, DelSlow was talking in the the first person, as in "only positives come from it" referring to his personal experience. If indeed you are one of the "more sensible pot smokers" perhaps you could be a little less objective instead of looking for reasons to argue with folks here.
I'll make those statements. All things relative, it's more true of pot than anything the petro-mil pharm has churned out. Although the same principles of benefit and interest apply in the medical-placebo introduction model (regardless if it's a medicine or a placebo), everyone is unique in their response with the inevitable negative response, however, not one person has died form cannabis. This is not a claim that can be made for any perscription drug and even most OTC's and 'alternative/traditional medicines' cannot claim such either.
There are ppl who have died from smoking weed.. They're ridiculously rare, and those ppl were likely goners before the incident, or allergic to something etc. but it's happened..
