Marijuana cuts lung cancer tumor growth in half, Harvard study shows

As ganja users have known for millennia, if applied properly, marijuana is extremely useful and has numerous health benefits. Sadly corporate Establishment propaganda has infected even the minds of smokers, evidenced by one of the posts here. A lot of people abuse cannabis, the same way they abuse alcohol, as an escape from the awfulness of their lives. Blaming a plant for that is a way to distract all of our attention away from the real problems. And there is a whole machine in place who make trillions of dollars a year keeping us all from seeing the truth.

The problem with most of the cannabis being consumed throughout the world, but especially in places where prohibition paranoia has reached the height of lunacy, like the United States, most folks get very poor quality product, that is filled with all kinds of contaminants, and is certainly not fit for human consumption. Anyone who's ever been to Amsterdam knows what I'm talking about. Cannabis that is grown under optimal conditions by experts, produces an herb of superior quality. So that the amount needed to achieve a desired effect is only one or two inhalations, or a small amount added to foodstuffs. It is of course not necessary to inhale smoke at all, that is only the quickest delivery method.

I predict that in the not-too-distant future, cannabis derived drugs and cannabis in its natural form will be prescribed by doctors to children, for various maladies. It will also be ration to our people in the military, much the way the British Navy rations ale and wine. Because God knows nobody needs a good high at the end of the day more than people in combat.

Little by little the majority of people are waking up from the corporate propaganda syndrome we have all been afflicted with, and a whole new generation of Young people will be able to avoid that disease altogether if we stand together against the threat these establishment controls continue to pose. They have always had an agenda, and that agenda has never been in the best interest of the majority or the minority.

hm. Bit double. Those who smoke it inhale all kinds of carcinogens like tar. So the weed halves the growth of the tumor caused by the weed?
I know there are other ways, eating, tea, vaporisers etc.. But most people just smoke it. Don't fool yourself thinking that's healthy.
(a smoker myself btw)

told ya.... all the thc offsets the nictine ima live forever....

reading all the people that left the comments on here. this makes me laugh and dont understand about weed and reality. i do smoke for stress. just think that what would it happen if the government allow weed to be legal. if it is then it would be a riot to mankind. because if it is legal then all the dealers would start a riot because over jealousy. a dealer is like a gang. its all about who is better then another in the hood. and it will be tax if it is legal because the government wants money. so it will be alot of riot. weed is like a addiction to cigarette, alcohol, crack or any man made product. including any pain killers is bad and addiction. so everything is bad but weed does help people out. another thing that cracks me up is that i saw and heard of a doctor that gives crack or meth to his patient because this person was in a coma so the blood will flow better or if the doctor didnt give the crack or meth then the patient is going to die. thats the first time that i heard and saw on what the doctor has to give to patient. but back to weed. just remember weed is the last thing that should help people out. because it is still bad for people. like loosing short term memories or if it is keep smoking weed then its and permanent memories lost. and that would suck. but help full of smoking the christmas tree (weed).

woop woop where eva u may be let the smoke run free lol

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Love Robert Bennett's comment!!

Love Robert Bennett's comment!!

I obviously believe that cigarettes are a huge harm and give us cancer but why is that legal? And marijuana hasn't caused any deaths..and its illegal? Wtf. The government would clearly be out of debt with all the buyers in the world.

That tumor seemingly was not inhibited by the presence of copious amounts of THC in his system is my point.

@Sarvepalli are you saying there was no tumor?

Marley got skin cancer on his foot which metastasized into his brain.

Bob Marley died of a brain tumor. @Sharron look on the cover of Zig Zag rolling papers.

1. question, can you picture Jesus smoking a joint?

I would smoke it in a minute if it was legal, I take 10/325 loratab for pain every day, but our country is making more money the way it is Good Luck smoking it, just don't get caught.

This 2007 study was done as a followup to a more comprehensive study done the year before...The Tashkin Report. The Tashkin Report concluded that smoking marijuana, even heavy smokers, did not cause the problems associated with tobacco smoking. The fact is that marijuana prohibition isn't about health. It's about the cultural divide. Any research regarding how marijuana prohibition came about will dispel the myth that it was done for health reasons.

Unfortunately even the States that are using Medical marijuana are having problems from the justice department. More misdirection from the Obama Hate Machine

I wouldn't say the first time ever tested.

To all you buzzkills below - People smoke cannabis because it's the cheapest deliver system. We would eat it if it weren't kept illegal and overpriced. And why do people who use alcohol get so jealous and hateful about people who like to consume a less dangerous drug.

Sorry to rain on the parade. But: 1. the compound was INJECTED, not smoked; 2. the compound itself is already on the market for people who suffer certain illnesses; 3. smoking pot has its own hazards, according to the same website that contains this study. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080123104017.htm

This doesn't mean you should smoke it. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080123104017.htm

Before the arrival of western civilisation, the natives of all continents already knew this.

How were the compounds administered...? Was it through inhalation of marijuana smoke or through other methods?

one step closer....

Cannabis shouldn't be illegal full stop. The only people its going to harm are those who are prone to mental illness if it runs in the family.

it can be used as medicine to get rid of pain with minimal side effects, used as a sleeping aid, appetite enhancer or just to straight up chill out.

Personally i smoke it to keep me relaxed and happy, and if being relaxed and happy is illegal then this world has gone crazy, its a god damn plant!! and it smells and tastes so nice and has many many uses!

you can smoke it for medicinal uses, relieve pain, induce sleep, gain appetite, make fuel from it, make plastics, fabrics....Clothes!!

Legalizing it full stop would cure so many worldwide problems but then again the big wigs who own the fabric corporations,police,governments and fuel companies etc would make less money as this wonder plant would knock them out of the water...

they cant tax it so its illegal.. All boils down to greed.

its illegal for the wrong reasons, do you research properly and make your decision for yourself! everyone has been lied to.

Cannabis is a multipurpose plant, Google it, you've all been fed propaganda since the 50s.. its so useful it'd put many non-green companies out of business. it cant be taxed therefore they make it illegal.

Free the weed. its a plant, it naturally grows in the ground...just like grass..what they gonna do next? start taxing us for the air we breathe??

Open your eyes.

Good to hear. It made my dear late Mom's life bearable in her last year of leukemia. I should not have had to go into rough areas to score (in rural Ms) but of course would do it again.

And the truth goes on and on. When will people start to realize that there are a lot of us out there that have been saying this for years. Marijuana helps with many different issues. I hope they legalize it so we can begin to get back to a healthy society. Have a toke when totally stressed and see how it helps calm down.

Marijuana SHOULD BE LEGAL WHY LET RUTHLESS CRIMINALS MAKE THE MONEY? I LOVE THIS STORY AND WAY TO GO HARVARD UNIVERSITY BRING OUT THE TRUTH STOP THIS STUPID ENDLESS WAR ON DRUGS!!

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Study Finds No Liink Between Marijuana Smoking and Cancer
Reuters
May 24, 2006
Marijuana smoking does not increase a person's risk of developing lung cancer, according to the findings of a new study at the University of California Los Angeles that surprised even the researchers.

They had expected to find that a history of heavy marijuana use, like cigarette smoking, would increase the risk of cancer.

Instead, the study, which compared the lifestyles of 611 Los Angeles County lung cancer patients and 601 patients with head and neck cancers with those of 1,040 people without cancer, found no elevated cancer risk for even the heaviest pot smokers. It did find a 20-fold increased risk of lung cancer in people who smoked two or more packs of cigarettes a day.

The study results were presented in San Diego Tuesday at a meeting of the American Thoracic Society

Regardless of facts on the pro or con side, the war on drugs in the U.S is doing about the same as it is in Mexico right now, a complete utter failure. Until we stop wasting money or trying to control nature we will be in debt internally to the wrath of the earth we live on.

Hi America please work hard at what you believe in. You must understand how what you do effects the world. Not because you are great but because your political machine is over run with lies and deceit. Your politicians do not have a vote, its the same here in New Zealand and Australia. We are controlled like you by the corporations. Find a new way of de-financing these companies. STOP giving them your money. Buy products made of HEMP. Don't be afraid you only have a short life be happy in it and help each other learn grow and make real change. Dont buy stuff in petrochemical plastic dont eat meat. Im i going too far? to bad its because i care and about you.

The United States government wont legalise and tax marijuana for the simple fact that it is to easy to grow and they make more money on marijuana busts than they would in sales and taxing it in a years times... God Bless the USA but to hell with our crooked politicians

Funny story, because I linked to this article on my FaceBook business page (http://www.facebook.com/Tripatourium), Facebook now says that I am promoting drug use and canceled all of my Facebook advertising. How is this article or study promoting recreational drug use?

I receive medical marijuana for mental health issues up in Canada and its the only medication that has helped me. My grades have gone up around 20% in college and it makes sleeping and eating possible.

this would help our money woes,why not make this plant legal ? it seems to be the only thing that helps my friend after his cancer treatment..and everyone would benefit in the long run...greed is the real crime here...

I am 60 years old and have Multiple Sclerosis. I've tried handfuls and handfuls of pharmaceutical drugs for pain, nausea, spasms and fatigue and ALL of them had side effects that added to the problems I was already experiencing.

When I've had the opportunity to use marijuana I felt much better. Living in Georgia, it's illegal but I'm hoping that common sense will prevail soon and op-posers will understand marijuana is helpful to a lot of sick and suffering people... possibly a member of their own family. Marijuana should be reclassified as a "medicine" to replace some of the harder drugs being prescribed that damage the liver and other organs.

I have friends who have cancer and i have seen how it also helps with nausea and appetite. Personally i suffer from 19 years with Multiple Sclerosis and can attest to it's benefits with regard to cramping and spasms. "T.H.C. works for me! (my personal opinion).

Wow .. wish my brother would have partook

I do believe this would be true.
I take Dostinex, for an inoperable brain tumor, which has some pretty nasty side effects, which include vertigo, sleep apnia, mood swings, just a few of horrid side effects. I wish someone would have told me years ago, just just 2-3 puffs of green once a day will abate the side effects, making it so much more bearable.. My good friend, who is a nurse told me to try it, and it worked so well!

Yes I would like a link if possible. Having a friend in Tulsa recently diagnosed with Stage 4 Lung Cancer it's something we already know. However he's a veteran in Oklahoma and he'll never get legal medical marijuana,. . not here.

Can we get a link to the study?

MJ is healthful. Not in any way carcinogenic. The "scientific research of Drew_Stoller" is the equivalent to waterboarding someone to death and then stating that the patient died because he was allergic to water. Dump the justice department trolls please ;=)

Drew_Stoller - There is not a single recorded case of cancer being caused from smoking marijuana. Not one. Smoking marijuana has in no way shape or form been correlated with causing cancer.

Free the weed.

I wonder if this means that people who smoke pot and cigarettes are less likely to get lung cancer than people who only smoke cigarettes? Any thoughts on that?

This is absolutely right. It worked on me, I had a tumour for ages, but now its almost gone.

anything that was put on this earth in plant form is good for you, only if it’s used in moderation

yeah absolutely stupid that weed's not legal yet. Talk about a stupid thing to ruin peoples' lives over. If you still believe people deserve hard time for pot, you need to join the rest of us in this century.

good to know

this was already known....

google for montreal mcgill university canabis study shrink tumors

Until the government can figure a way out to tax/regulate it, marijuana will remain illegal. Same thing happened with tobacco and alcohol. Hemp was legal until Anslinger got it classified as Sched 1, along with Heroin and cocaine. Then Nixon and finally Reagan. Sure wouldn't mind a drug test on the latter back in his "Hollywood" days... Carter considered it but was pressured otherwise. Then there was one who said he didn't inhale (deception indicated), quite funny.
If legalized one would have to fight the pharmaceutical companies as they DON'T want it legal. On the medical side it would eliminate most antidepressants, ADD/ADHD, et al.. no need for valium or xanex or the like.
Textile and fuel wise, the market would explode as industrial use of hemp could replace many items at a cheaper cost. Paper, clothes, rope, fuel, food... the list goes on.
Regarding the safety issue, more people have died by alcohol, Rx & tobacco in the time it took to read this than marijuana has since God put it on the planet...
Man made alcohol/Rx, God made marijuana.. who do you trust?

This has been known for years but the AMA and the drug companies as well as their benefactors in congress and the senate have refused to admit it and prevented clinical studies for decades. Yet, they will tell you that putting radiation in your system is a good idea.

When a pharma drug commercial comes on, by the time the commercial is over I've forgotten what they treat because the list of potential lethal effects are so long.

This is a none lethal, non habit forming, preventative medicine for many more illnesses than this small study suggests. Made into a ointment it clears up skin conditions, ingested it helps with digestion, put into a save it relief pain from Arthritis. It also helps patients deal with all those side effects caused by petrochemical drugs that have been forced on us since 1927.

It's time to legalize Marijuana for everybody!

My neighbor two doors down has a script for medical marijuana. He sells more than half to anyone that will buy it at twice it's original price. My cousin has a script and uses it ONLY to get high. In CA studies by proponents of medical marijuana want tougher guidelines because of abuse. I don't have any problem with people getting high, Just say you want to get high. Lose the bullshit. Give it to people that need it, keep it out of the hands of children. I don't want children in this world to end up like all the potheads from my youth who have accomplished little or nothing. A sure sign of the dangers of giving people marijuana are the many people commenting here that cannot spell or even put a sentence together. Or the ones that believe that you must use caps lock to make a point. The shit is very deep here!

Now now Brenda Coleman.....You are super concerned about the government. Yes they lie ALL THE TIME. But these stories about good things are sometimes legit. The world is changing to the point where things that hurt the rich elite get out. The marijuana therapy stuff is true. Brenda just back off a little and you will be closer to the truth.

THE GOVERNMENT IS JUST FULL OF CRAP. THEY WANT CONTROL OVER THIS TO MAKE MONEY LIKE THEY DO EVERYTHING ELSE. AND I'M SURE THEY ALREADY KNEW THIS WOULD HELP CURE CANCER. THEY DON'T CARE. ITS ALL ABOUT MONEY. IT RULES AMERICA.

the best in the world.it can save the world.but the government sucks it always sucked and always will suck,even if this was all legal the coverment would suck.this grows wild and the fucking goddam government takes it from us.it is the governments fault we all are dieing fuck you government suck my fucking cock