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There are over 60 cannabinoids (poisons) found in marijuana. The worst cannabinoid is tetrahydrocannabinol, (THC), a good spelling word. Let's break the word down. ``Tetra" means ``four" or having four parts; ``hydro" means water; and ``cannabinol" is the poison from the cannabis (hemp) plant.

After you smoke marijuana, you are high for a only a few hours. But chemical traces of marijuana stay in your body for a month or more. THC likes fatty organs best. One very fatty organ is your brain. Your brain is 1/3 fat! Tow other fatty areas are the testicles and ovaries. THC is stored in these organs. Frequent use of marijuana is linked to decreased sperm count and sperm movement in men, and irregular ovulation and menstrual cycles in women. THC can cause pregnancy complications and birth defects.


56 posted on 03/04/2005 11:54:12 AM PST by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: A CA Guy
Gee thanks professor. Were you addicted? You claim to know so much about this topic and you have the passion of an ex-alcoholic? Like I said, why do you care so intensely?

I really think you should give this one up as I don't think you have the first-hand knowledge that would better serve your credibility. Instead you just keep regurgitating fear mongering "half-truths" and non-truths.

60 posted on 03/04/2005 11:59:23 AM PST by rhombus
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To: A CA Guy

Here's a good question for you...if we aren't suppose to smoke pot, then why do we come pre-wired with Cannabinoid Receptors?


66 posted on 03/04/2005 12:23:08 PM PST by ravingnutter
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Why are the health effects of marijuana relevant to its legal status?

Frequent use of alcohol, cigarettes, and junk food is also unhealthy. They might not be wise to use, but should they be banned? Lack of exercise is also unhealthy. Should the state mandate a certain amount of exercise per week? Lack of sleep is also unhealthy. Perhaps we ought to set an 8 hour a night minimum, and spend billions of dollars enforcing it and locking up sleep offenders. I read that masturbation can relieve stress and help people fall asleep. Maybe the government ought to enforce a daily dose of masturbation for health.

And why is it so laughable to bring the Constitution into such discussions? Is there a part giving the federal government authority to regulate what chemicals people put in their bodies, and I'm just missing it? If so, why'd they need to amend the Constitution to ban alcohol?

67 posted on 03/04/2005 12:26:51 PM PST by Phocion (Abolish the 16th Amendment.)
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