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the seeker
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USA
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 Posted - 03/07/2008 : 16:33:12
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This is an all-time debated subject: marijuana and what its effects truly are.
The first anti-marijuana law was enforced in 1905 in El Paso, Texas due to Mexican discrimination, as you all probably know.
It wasn't federal, but a few other states along that area conformed to it. I've always thought of marijuana to be a drug that does more good than bad.
Dr. Dale Gieringer, PH.D wrote on http://paranoia.lycaeum.org/marijuana/facts/mj-health-mythology.html#myth12 that:
| Government experts now admit that pot doesn't kill brain cells.(8) This myth came from a handful of animal experiments in which structural changes (not actual cell death, as is often alleged) were observed in brain cells of animals exposed to high doses of pot. Many critics still cite the notorious monkey studies of Dr. Robert G. Heath, which purported to find brain damage in three monkeys that had been heavily dosed with cannabis.(9) This work was never replicated and has since been discredited by a pair of better controlled, much larger monkey studies, one by Dr. William Slikker of the National Center for Toxicological Research(10) and the other by Charles Rebert and Gordon Pryor of SRI International.(11) Neither found any evidence of physical alteration in the brains of monkeys exposed to daily doses of pot for up to a year. Human studies of heavy users in Jamaica and Costa Rica found no evidence of abnormalities in brain physiology.(12) Even though there is no evidence that pot causes permanent brain damage, users should be aware that persistent deficits in short-term memory have been noted in chronic, heavy marijuana smokers after 6 to 12 weeks of abstinence.(13) It is worth noting that other drugs, including alcohol, are known to cause brain damage. |
The information seems somewhat reliable, even though I am wondering if inhaling in the smoke itself is the very thing that causes the so-called "brain damage". But then again, so would holding your breath in underwater.
What do you guys think?
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Dave W.
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Helpfuljosh
New Member
Netherlands
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Posted - 08/05/2015 : 08:50:05 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by the seeker
This is an all-time debated subject: marijuana and what its effects truly are.
http://shop.ilovegrowingmarijuana.com
The information seems somewhat reliable, even though I am wondering if inhaling in the smoke itself is the very thing that causes the so-called "brain damage". But then again, so would holding your breath in underwater.
What do you guys think?
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I think we should really look into the effects of alcohol more indepth. This article shows that most of the research on alcohol effects is not that sounds and cannot be used in epidemological conclusions. The health risks are overshadowed by minor health benefits, but these minor benefits can be much easier and less riskier gained by eating or drinking other things like red forrest fruits and nuts for anti oxidants.
Article is here http://reset.me/story/how-alcohol-changes-your-brain |
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sailingsoul
SFN Addict
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Posted - 08/07/2015 : 21:04:54 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Dave W.
Inhaling smoke is rarely a good thing.
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So true, some argue marijuana smoke is one of those rare exceptions. |
There are only two types of religious people, the deceivers and the deceived. SS |
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Mary Jane eats brains
