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Health Effects of Marijuana and Cannabis-Derived Products
- andrewstuart 10y agoWhy is tobacco demonized and marijuana commercialized?
- ZoeZoeBee 10y agoIt might have something to do with this... >Regarding the link between marijuana and cancer, the committee found evidence that suggests smoking cannabis does not increase the risk for cancers often associated with tobacco use – such as lung and head and neck cancers. The committee also found limited evidence that cannabis use is associated with one sub-type of testicular cancer and insufficient evidence that cannabis use by a mother or father during pregnancy leads to a greater risk of cancers in the child.
- mudil 10y agoReport shows that cannabis is not safe either. Increased mental disorders, possible link to coronary artery disease, bronchitis, etc
- ZoeZoeBee 10y agoNothing is safe, >Acetaminophen overdose is actually the leading cause for calls to Poison Control Centers across the US—more than 100,000 instances per year—and, each year, is responsible for: More than 56,000 emergency room visits. 2,600 hospitalizations. An estimated 458 deaths due to acute liver failure. Yes, there may be an extremely small correlation with marijuana use and a few mental disorders, but the studies themselves are rather lacking in materiality. I personally know three schizophrenics two from the same family and another friend, all had the disease manifest well before any drug use. Your possible and et ceteras are quite weak, especially considering the other possible factors for those diseases and the lack of any hard findings. Funny how tylenol and twinkies lead to more detrimental health effects while showing very little benefit to society
- ImTalking 10y agoIt is possible that schizophrenics and similar disorders naturally gravitate to cannabis to lessen their symptoms.
- posterboy 10y agoif the schizophrenia is latent prior to consumption, then by definition there can't be no effect. OTOH, if the choice to use drugs is induced or fueled by a mental disorder, that doesn't count in its favour in my book.
- ImTalking 10y agoHow empathetic of you. So any substance which eases crushing symptoms of a mental disorder is a crutch to you? Glad you're Ok.
- posterboy 10y agoNo, it means that an apparent perception of easing symptons might just as well be another symptom. I don't think the claim you defended is verified, and OTOH cannabis use is linked to activating (or what's the word) latent schizophrenia, so it seems unreasonable to expect it could aliviate the condition. A crutch? Wouldn't that be rather positive? edit: mobile typos
- keyboardhitter 10y ago> an apparent perception of easing symptons might just as well be another symptom Placebo effects are not exclusive to those with mental illness
- dekhn 10y agoIt shows it's not safe, but it's harm is well within acceptable limits. Frankly, you'd have a hard time finding a natural product which was, on balance, as safe as cannabis when smoked.
- corndoge 10y agoBecause mass produced tobacco products are conclusively correlated with an increased risk of developing cancers and cannabis is not.
- sean_patel 10y agoassuming that you aren't trolling with this.... > Why is tobacco demonized Because Tobacco smoke is made up of more than 7,000 chemicals, including over 70 known to cause cancer (carcinogens). Source: http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancercauses/tobaccocancer/carcinogens-found-in-tobacco-products http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancercauses/tobaccocancer/carc...
- millstone 10y agoHow many chemicals make up marijuana smoke? Are any of them carcinogenic?
- Archio 10y agoDo keep in mind that smoking is probably the most harmful of the many common ways marijuana is consumed. Vaporizing or eating cannabis renders zero carcinogenic chemicals from smoke.
- millstone 10y agoFor sure. Also smoking is the most obnoxious and invasive to the people around you.
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- jknoepfler 10y agoDid you read the article?
- millstone 10y agoYup. It doesn't address the question of how many chemicals are in cannabis smoke, and how many of those are cancer-causing. That's a distinct question from "does smoking cannabis cause cancer." Aspartame is a carcinogen but Diet Coke does not cause cancer.
- ImTalking 10y agoBecause that's exactly what should happen.
- soyiuz 10y agoIt would be interesting to see the discussed effects in comparison with the effects of let's say increased sugar consumption for example.
- rabboRubble 10y agoSome time ago, a study was done to investigate basically the effect of the munchies on blood sugars. The study was years ago IIRC. Ironically, the MJ smoking (or was it eating?) crowd had better controlled blood sugars. The suggestion was that something about the MJ controlled sugar spikes making the users less prone to the diabetes. I'll try to find the study. Edit: Here's reference to the study I recalled... http://healthland.time.com/2013/05/21/marijuana-the-next-diabetes-drug/ http://healthland.time.com/2013/05/21/marijuana-the-next-dia...
- tinix 10y agoJust wanted to jump in here and say I remember that study, specifically... I found it here, for ya, along w/ an editorial of the study. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2013.03.002 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2013.03.002 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2013.04.003 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2013.04.003
- exprtbrogrammer 10y agoCurious why this article appears on hacker news. Do software developers use the marijuana?
- sean_patel 10y agoDirect link to download the full 395 Page Report (without paying $78) The Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids: The Current State of Evidence and Recommendations for Research => https://download.nap.edu/cart/download.cgi?record_id=24625 https://download.nap.edu/cart/download.cgi?record_id=24625
- WalterSear 10y agoDidn't work for me.
- banku_brougham 10y agoI was expecting to see a lot more bad news in the report, surprisingly mild adverse effects in general, especially conpared to smoking, alcohol, overeating, etc.
- ImTalking 10y agoSomething anecdotally we have all known for decades.
- ImTalking 10y ago> The evidence reviewed by the committee suggests that with greater frequency of cannabis use, there is an increased likelihood of developing problem cannabis use. So they are saying that if you smoke more, then you could possibly smoke more.
- ImTalking 10y agoAlthough I don't know, I would assume that some of the 10,000 scientific abstracts reviewed were funded by NIDA, which does not fund any study on cannabis that does not show harm.
- snovv_crash 10y agoSo are you saying that they retract funding if the study shows harm? Because funding needs to be given before the conclusions of the study are available.
- ImTalking 10y ago> The University of Mississippi grows and harvests cannabis for studies funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, yet because NIDA's congressionally mandated mission is to research the harmful effects of controlled substances and stop drug abuse, the institute isn't interested in helping establish marijuana as a medicine. http://www.popsci.com.au/science/why-its-so-hard-for-scientists-to-study-medical-marijuana,379437 http://www.popsci.com.au/science/why-its-so-hard-for-scienti...
- dekhn 10y agoGrants like this are basically negotiated, between the PI (principle investigator, who carries out the work) and the PM (program manager who provides the funding). They already know each other and talk about what kind of research is going to be done. I've tracked NIDA-funded MJ studies for at least a decade, and it's pretty clear they're vetting for scientists who publish conclusions consistent with the mission of their agency. I'm sure a sufficiently motivated scientist could get funding, publish something that disproved the NIDA (it's not hard), and then they would probably not get their funding renewed; it's basically career suicide unless you have other sources of funding.
- dekhn 10y agoActually, funding is usually given after the scientist shows some preliminary data suggesting the study will be "successful".
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