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Top 10 Pot Studies Government Wished it Had Never Funded
freetheplant.com ^ | August 31st, 2006 | sonofliberty

Posted on 09/03/2006 12:42:40 PM PDT by atomic_dog

10) MARIJUANA USE HAS NO EFFECT ON MORTALITY: A massive study of California HMO members funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) found marijuana use caused no significant increase in mortality. Tobacco use was associated with increased risk of death. Sidney, S et al. Marijuana Use and Mortality. American Journal of Public Health. Vol. 87 No. 4, April 1997. p. 585-590. Sept. 2002.

9) HEAVY MARIJUANA USE AS A YOUNG ADULT WON’T RUIN YOUR LIFE: Veterans Affairs scientists looked at whether heavy marijuana use as a young adult caused long-term problems later, studying identical twins in which one twin had been a heavy marijuana user for a year or longer but had stopped at least one month before the study, while the second twin had used marijuana no more than five times ever. Marijuana use had no significant impact on physical or mental health care utilization, health-related quality of life, or current socio-demographic characteristics. Eisen SE et al. Does Marijuana Use Have Residual Adverse Effects on Self-Reported Health Measures, Socio-Demographics or Quality of Life? A Monozygotic Co-Twin Control Study in Men. Addiction. Vol. 97 No. 9. p.1083-1086. Sept. 1997

8) THE "GATEWAY EFFECT" MAY BE A MIRAGE: Marijuana is often called a "gateway drug" by supporters of prohibition, who point to statistical "associations" indicating that persons who use marijuana are more likely to eventually try hard drugs than those who never use marijuana — implying that marijuana use somehow causes hard drug use. But a model developed by RAND Corp. researcher Andrew Morral demonstrates that these associations can be explained "without requiring a gateway effect." More likely, this federally funded study suggests, some people simply have an underlying propensity to try drugs, and start with what’s most readily available. Morral AR, McCaffrey D and Paddock S. Reassessing the Marijuana Gateway Effect. Addiction. December 2002. p. 1493-1504.

7) PROHIBITION DOESN’T WORK (PART I): The White House had the National Research Council examine the data being gathered about drug use and the effects of U.S. drug policies. NRC concluded, "the nation possesses little information about the effectiveness of current drug policy, especially of drug law enforcement." And what data exist show "little apparent relationship between severity of sanctions prescribed for drug use and prevalence or frequency of use." In other words, there is no proof that prohibition — the cornerstone of U.S. drug policy for a century — reduces drug use. National Research Council. Informing America’s Policy on Illegal Drugs: What We Don’t Know Keeps Hurting Us. National Academy Press, 2001. p. 193.

6) PROHIBITION DOESN’T WORK (PART II: DOES PROHIBITION CAUSE THE "GATEWAY EFFECT"?): U.S. and Dutch researchers, supported in part by NIDA, compared marijuana users in San Francisco, where non-medical use remains illegal, to Amsterdam, where adults may possess and purchase small amounts of marijuana from regulated businesses. Looking at such parameters as frequency and quantity of use and age at onset of use, they found no differences except one: Lifetime use of hard drugs was significantly lower in Amsterdam, with its "tolerant" marijuana policies. For example, lifetime crack cocaine use was 4.5 times higher in San Francisco than Amsterdam. Reinarman, C, Cohen, PDA, and Kaal, HL. The Limited Relevance of Drug Policy: Cannabis in Amsterdam and San Francisco. American Journal of Public Health. Vol. 94, No. 5. May 2004. p. 836-842.

5) OOPS, MARIJUANA MAY PREVENT CANCER (PART I): Federal researchers implanted several types of cancer, including leukemia and lung cancers, in mice, then treated them with cannabinoids (unique, active components found in marijuana). THC and other cannabinoids shrank tumors and increased the mice’s lifespans. Munson, AE et al. Antineoplastic Activity of Cannabinoids. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Sept. 1975. p. 597-602.

4) OOPS, MARIJUANA MAY PREVENT CANCER, (PART II): In a 1994 study the government tried to suppress, federal researchers gave mice and rats massive doses of THC, looking for cancers or other signs of toxicity. The rodents given THC lived longer and had fewer cancers, "in a dose-dependent manner" (i.e. the more THC they got, the fewer tumors). NTP Technical Report On The Toxicology And Carcinogenesis Studies Of 1-Trans- Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol, CAS No. 1972-08-3, In F344/N Rats And B6C3F(1) Mice, Gavage Studies. See also, "Medical Marijuana: Unpublished Federal Study Found THC-Treated Rats Lived Longer, Had Less Cancer," AIDS Treatment News no. 263, Jan. 17, 1997.

3) OOPS, MARIJUANA MAY PREVENT CANCER (PART III): Researchers at the Kaiser-Permanente HMO, funded by NIDA, followed 65,000 patients for nearly a decade, comparing cancer rates among non-smokers, tobacco smokers, and marijuana smokers. Tobacco smokers had massively higher rates of lung cancer and other cancers. Marijuana smokers who didn’t also use tobacco had no increase in risk of tobacco-related cancers or of cancer risk overall. In fact their rates of lung and most other cancers were slightly lower than non-smokers, though the difference did not reach statistical significance. Sidney, S. et al. Marijuana Use and Cancer Incidence (California, United States). Cancer Causes and Control. Vol. 8. Sept. 1997, p. 722-728.

2) OOPS, MARIJUANA MAY PREVENT CANCER (PART IV): Donald Tashkin, a UCLA researcher whose work is funded by NIDA, did a case-control study comparing 1,200 patients with lung, head and neck cancers to a matched group with no cancer. Even the heaviest marijuana smokers had no increased risk of cancer, and had somewhat lower cancer risk than non-smokers (tobacco smokers had a 20-fold increased lung cancer risk). Tashkin D. Marijuana Use and Lung Cancer: Results of a Case-Control Study. American Thoracic Society International Conference. May 23, 2006.

1) MARIJUANA DOES HAVE MEDICAL VALUE: In response to passage of California’s medical marijuana law, the White House had the Institute of Medicine (IOM) review the data on marijuana’s medical benefits and risks. The IOM concluded, "Nausea, appetite loss, pain and anxiety are all afflictions of wasting, and all can be mitigated by marijuana." While noting potential risks of smoking, the report added, "we acknowledge that there is no clear alternative for people suffering from chronic conditions that might be relieved by smoking marijuana, such as pain or AIDS wasting." The government’s refusal to acknowledge this finding caused co-author John A. Benson to tell the New York Times that the government "loves to ignore our report … they would rather it never happened." Joy, JE, Watson, SJ, and Benson, JA. Marijuana and Medicine: Assessing the Science Base. National Academy Press. 1999. p. 159. See also, Harris, G. FDA Dismisses Medical Benefit From Marijuana. New York Times. Apr. 21, 2006


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To: Dead Corpse
California for one.

California hasn't "tried to decriminalize pot use" or "gotten slapped down by the FedGov", inventor of facts and beggar of questions.

201 posted on 09/04/2006 9:37:54 AM PDT by Mojave
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To: dirtboy
Your positions on this thread make it quite clear that my quote fits you well.

Really. My involvement in this thread has been pretty limited up to this point. More likely you are assigning the words of others to me. This would be called intellectual laziness and dishonesty. A STUBBORN intellectual laziness and dishonesty in this case.

Anyway, if you are more interested in defining me than talking issues, you "win".

Congratulations.

APf

202 posted on 09/04/2006 9:46:55 AM PDT by APFel (Individualism. The alpha and the omega.)
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To: Still Thinking

I loved you post. I'm saving it.


203 posted on 09/04/2006 11:00:39 AM PDT by free_at_jsl.com
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To: muawiyah
Bigger guns then. That's the issue. What's that have to do with the government anyway?

They're the ones who send me the bill for this kind of crap.

204 posted on 09/04/2006 11:11:23 AM PDT by tacticalogic ("Oh bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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To: tacticalogic

Then pay your bills on time and they won't send one of those guys carrying a gun to your door.


205 posted on 09/04/2006 11:13:34 AM PDT by muawiyah
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To: free_at_jsl.com

Good. Glad I could contribute (or at least cut and paste) something worthwhile.


206 posted on 09/04/2006 11:17:51 AM PDT by Still Thinking (Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
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To: Still Thinking

Yes, but arguing that everybody who tries pot is going to be more likely to do heroin, and therefore the pot laws are good is akin to saying that :

Everybody who has robbed somebody has driven above the speed limit, so the speed limit on all roads should be 30 mph just to be safe.


207 posted on 09/04/2006 11:57:15 AM PDT by Perisylph
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To: Perisylph
Yes, but arguing that everybody who tries pot is going to be more likely to do heroin, and therefore the pot laws are good is akin to saying that : Everybody who has robbed somebody has driven above the speed limit, so the speed limit on all roads should be 30 mph just to be safe.

Erps, misread your post 164, I apologize. I thought you were using the 99.9% statistic to argue in favor of the criminalization of pot.

208 posted on 09/04/2006 12:04:42 PM PDT by Still Thinking (Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
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To: Perisylph
Pot (after about a year) was not enjoyable for me. But I (and everybody else I know) did not go through any "pot withdrawal" - nor did I ever hear of somebody breaking a (real) law, killing themselves, or somebody else while they were high.

But a new report shows that it can lead to double posting! ;-)

209 posted on 09/04/2006 12:06:47 PM PDT by Still Thinking (Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
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To: Mojave

Allowing drug users to subsist off of the welfare system is you moron.


210 posted on 09/04/2006 7:06:26 PM PDT by Dead Corpse (Quam terribilis est haec hora)
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To: Abram; albertp; AlexandriaDuke; Allosaurs_r_us; Americanwolf; Americanwolfsbrother; Annie03; ...
Libertarian ping.To be added or removed from my ping list freepmail me or post a message here
211 posted on 09/05/2006 3:18:28 PM PDT by freepatriot32 (Holding you head high & voting Libertarian is better then holding your nose and voting republican)
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To: APFel
I used to be Libertarian.
ROFL!!!
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212 posted on 09/05/2006 3:34:30 PM PDT by mugs99 (Don't take life too seriously, you won't get out alive.)
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To: LoneRangerMassachusetts
My unfunded study reports that I never saw a pothead who worked long hours to create a business and provide society with the benefits of his sweat.

Bill Gates?
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213 posted on 09/05/2006 3:36:41 PM PDT by mugs99 (Don't take life too seriously, you won't get out alive.)
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To: mugs99
Mugs99...An American Deist Deism Providence...Karma The Pursuit of Happiness...Have fun and try not to hurt each other Deist Prayer...Thank You

ROFL!!!!

APf

214 posted on 09/05/2006 4:18:09 PM PDT by APFel (Individualism. The alpha and the omega.)
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To: Dead Corpse

"You screw your life up, tough. It isn't my problem."

Bingo!!! We have a winner!

Dead, I like how you think. I don't use anything except tobacco, and I am all against the nanny-state.

All this stuff sets a precedence. Demonize the pot heads, make some propaganda(aka "reefer madness"), next, move on to smokers,(make some propaganda aka SHS kills 20,000, no wait 53,000, no wait, 58, 0000 a year) then fat folks, you know.


215 posted on 09/05/2006 4:22:55 PM PDT by 383rr (Those who choose security over liberty deserve neither- GUN CONTROL=SLAVERY)
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To: mugs99
Bill Gates?

A pothead? Really!

Look below and tell me who are the potheads. And I stand by my statement. Potheads do not create. They just suck the life force out of those who do.


216 posted on 09/05/2006 5:07:41 PM PDT by LoneRangerMassachusetts (The only good Mullah is a dead Mullah. The only good Mosque is the one that used to be there.)
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To: APFel
I have recently graduated from college with a BA in literature and rhetoric
ROTFLMAO!!!
Your rhetoric is blowin' in the wind.
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217 posted on 09/05/2006 5:36:09 PM PDT by mugs99 (Don't take life too seriously, you won't get out alive.)
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To: LoneRangerMassachusetts
Look below and tell me who are the potheads. And I stand by my statement. Potheads do not create. They just suck the life force out of those who do.

Did Bill Gates suck out your life force? I also see that you left our president out of the picture.
Why is that?
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218 posted on 09/05/2006 5:41:00 PM PDT by mugs99 (Don't take life too seriously, you won't get out alive.)
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To: mugs99; LoneRangerMassachusetts

Carl Sagan

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/475954.stm

"Many things are revealed in the biographies that were not known outside a close circle of friends. For much of his adult life, Sagan used marijuana and believed that it gave him many of his best ideas."


219 posted on 09/05/2006 6:16:06 PM PDT by monkfan
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To: monkfan
Carl Sagan
A brilliant mind!
The Ode To Mary Jane in Dr. Lester Grinspoon's Marijuana Revisited was written by Sagan.

He designed the message to any aliens who might find the plaque on the pioneer spacecraft while stoned!

"I can remember one occasion, taking a shower with my wife while high, in which I had an idea on the origins and invalidities of racism in terms of Gaussian distribution curves. It was a point obvious [sic] in a way, but rarely talked about. I drew curves in soap on the shower wall, and went to write the idea down. One idea led to another, and at the end of about an hour of extremely hard work I had found I had written eleven short essays on a wide range of social, political, philosophical, and human biological topics"...Carl Sagan
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220 posted on 09/05/2006 7:13:05 PM PDT by mugs99 (Don't take life too seriously, you won't get out alive.)
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