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Surprisingly, that last claim about marijuana decreasing infant mortality is correct: see http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/100/1/79 ht

by sorbus 16y ago

Surprisingly, that last claim about marijuana decreasing infant mortality is correct: see http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/100/1/79 http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/1... As is the part about increasing IQ, with the caveat that it only applies to light users (<5 joints per week), while heavy users experience an average decrease of about 4 points. See http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/166/7/887 http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/166/7/887 Marijuana use increases the risk of prostate cancer and cervical cancer, though not significantly for cervical cancer. See http://www.springerlink.com/content/l221477720240752/ http://www.springerlink.com/content/l221477720240752/ It also may increase the risk of adult-onset glioma, head and neck cancers, and possibly lung cancer. Parental use during pregnancy may increase risks of childhood leukemia, astrocytoma, and rhabdomyosarcoma. However, not enough information is available to say whether this is certain, due to issues with previous studies (low sample size, issues with legality, and so forth). See http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6T40-4GRRJK7-G/2/0ed8696133ae18f67b1335e3b5ec5a74 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6T40-4GRRJK7-G... I haven't been able to find a source for reducing diabetes risk by 66%, though. Also, please note that I'm not going through to figure out how good these studies are, and how accurate their results are; I'm just taking the claims from their abstracts, mostly because I started out trying to figure out how much of what Alex3917 said might actually have citations. Alex, do you have citations for the rest of your claims? Preferably scholarly articles, not just news reports which reference them.

Alex3917 16y ago
This is the source of the diabetes numbers: http://www.internalmedicinenews.com/single-view/marijuana-smoking-associated-with-66-decrease-in-diabetes-risk/40de87806e.html http://www.internalmedicinenews.com/single-view/marijuana-sm... Unfortunately I don't have any access to journal articles right now beyond what's available for free. As for the IQ study, they are defining a joint as .7 grams, which is much larger than a normal joint; I'd speculate that the reason NIDA defines a joint as being .7 grams is that they are attempting to increase the number of studies showing that marijuana is harmful. To put this in context, the average portable vaporizor holds about .1 grams. A recreational user who started as an adult probably vapes on average .05-.1 grams per session, whereas a medical user probably only vapes .02-.05 grams unless they have severe pain. Which means that you could vape 7-14 times per day recreationally or 14-35 times medically and still be considered a light smoker. (The exception on recreational smoking is users who started smoking before age 16, who typically smoke 3-5x as much as those who started later.) As for all of the other claims, they are readily available via Google. For example, if you search for Marijuana + Anti-angiogenic then the first result is this wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angiogenesis_inhibitor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angiogenesis_inhibitor This then links to an academic study, which then links to other similar research. I will however point you to this podcast, which is an excellent overview of the medicinal properties of marijuana. The post also has tons of links to medical studies and other sources. http://www.matrixmasters.net/salon/?p=258#more-258 http://www.matrixmasters.net/salon/?p=258#more-258 Also here is a pretty good list of all of the studies that have been done with marijuana on different kinds of cancer: http://www.mountainmedicals.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/grannys_latest_list.pdf http://www.mountainmedicals.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/g... There have literally been over 20,000 studies done to establish the safety and efficacy of marijuana, so it's pretty easy to find whatever you're looking for.

by sorbus 16y ago

Alex3917 16y ago

This is the source of the diabetes numbers: http://www.internalmedicinenews.com/single-view/marijuana-smoking-associated-with-66-decrease-in-diabetes-risk/40de87806e.html http://www.internalmedicinenews.com/single-view/marijuana-sm... Unfortunately I don't have any access to journal articles right now beyond what's available for free. As for the IQ study, they are defining a joint as .7 grams, which is much larger than a normal joint; I'd speculate that the reason NIDA defines a joint as being .7 grams is that they are attempting to increase the number of studies showing that marijuana is harmful. To put this in context, the average portable vaporizor holds about .1 grams. A recreational user who started as an adult probably vapes on average .05-.1 grams per session, whereas a medical user probably only vapes .02-.05 grams unless they have severe pain. Which means that you could vape 7-14 times per day recreationally or 14-35 times medically and still be considered a light smoker. (The exception on recreational smoking is users who started smoking before age 16, who typically smoke 3-5x as much as those who started later.) As for all of the other claims, they are readily available via Google. For example, if you search for Marijuana + Anti-angiogenic then the first result is this wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angiogenesis_inhibitor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angiogenesis_inhibitor This then links to an academic study, which then links to other similar research. I will however point you to this podcast, which is an excellent overview of the medicinal properties of marijuana. The post also has tons of links to medical studies and other sources. http://www.matrixmasters.net/salon/?p=258#more-258 http://www.matrixmasters.net/salon/?p=258#more-258 Also here is a pretty good list of all of the studies that have been done with marijuana on different kinds of cancer: http://www.mountainmedicals.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/grannys_latest_list.pdf http://www.mountainmedicals.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/g... There have literally been over 20,000 studies done to establish the safety and efficacy of marijuana, so it's pretty easy to find whatever you're looking for.