Posted on 05/24/2006 10:40:07 AM PDT by Sir Gawain
Let's get off the immigration for a bit and get back to a good old drug war thread! :-D
DUDE! That is alot of nachos.
I'm up to 21,999 joints so far.
Sounds like Tommy Chong may have been a part of this research.
By the way, if you ever meet him in person, you won't hear the doper voice he uses on TV, etc. unless someone talks him into doing the character.
Acting!
From another article:
Cellular studies and even some studies in animal models suggest that THC has antitumor properties, either by encouraging the death of genetically damaged cells that can become cancerous or by restricting the development of the blood supply that feeds tumors, Tashkin tells WebMD.
In a review of the research published last fall, University of Colorado molecular biologist Robert Melamede, PhD, concluded that the THC in cannabis seems to lessen the tumor-promoting properties of marijuana smoke.
The nicotine in tobacco has been shown to inhibit the destruction of cancer-causing cells, Melamede tells WebMD. THC does not appear to do this and may even do the opposite.
To quote Afroman: "I was going to fight in the drug war, but then I got high."
My grand children have been playing that song until I think I have it memorized.
LOL! That's a lot of trees!
Seriously, are there actually retards who still think marijuana is more dangerous than cigarettes and alcohol?
Just say no to it all. You wanna rush? Jog a mile. It's invigorating... really.
If research showed that smoking marijuana CURED lung cancer, the WODdie freaks would still be hyper-ventilating over the devil weed.
Just my opinion.
Yes, I was thinking it might contain some anticancer and anti-inflammatory compounds as well.
"work in the lab suggests marijuana can be dangerous"
Yeah, people high in a lab drop flasks and stuff.
Now if we could compare the guys who smoke 22,000 joints in a lifetime to those who smoke .8 cigarettes a day, we'd really see the comparative risks!
http://www.maps.org/news-letters/v04n2/04204mwp.html
related article
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/marijuana_dc
related article
"He theorized that tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, a chemical in marijuana smoke that produces its psychotropic effect, may encourage aging, damaged cells to die off before they become cancerous." (It only kills off the weak brain cells...now who said that?)
Apparently the insurance industry does. They require drug screening for construction companies and will not cover a company that hires someone who flunks the test.
"DUDE! That is alot of nachos."
.... and Twinkies.....
.... and cold Pizza.....
My first mate on an 85 foot overnight charterboat reinvented the word invigorating. We had one deckhand who overslept thru the first fishing stop.
He was still asleep in his sleeping bag on a bunk when the first mate came in with a live, freshly-caught bonito and stuck it into the sleeping bag with him. Nothing like a 12 pound lively fish in your bed for "invigoration".
Don't know how many of you are familiar with bonito. They are a smaller form of tuna and they are semi-warm blooded. Even after being landed, their entire body continues the swimming motions for quite a while and they make a lot of noise as their tails almost "vibrate" slapping on the deck.
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Carolyn
LOL!
That is just wrong... I'll have to try it next time I go fishing. Heh, heh, heh...
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