health risk myths & realities
The essential questions are whether the active ingredient in marijuana, a cannabinoid (chemical compound) known as THC, has any medicinal value; whether the risks associated with its use outweigh the benefits; and whether THC answers a need not currently met by any other medications on the market. In the course of that debate, several health risks are often cited.If smoked marijuana were to inhibit the activity of T-lymphocytes in the blood, it would compromise the body's ability to fight infection. This would put some people at the mercy of opportunistic infections and disease, notably those who have immunosuppressive conditions like HIV or lymphoma.However, the data does not support this. What it does support -- barely -- is the compromised immunity of the lungs due to the smoke from marijuana.
There is no existing evidence of anyone dying of a marijuana overdose
Marijuana cures cancer – US government has known since 1974
Marijuana cures cancer – US government has known since 1974
In 1983 the Reagan/Bush Administration tried to persuade American universities and researchers to destroy all 1966-76 cannabis research work, including compendiums in libraries, reports Jack Herer, who states, “We know that large amounts of information have since disappeared.”