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Studyfindsabnormallylowbloodflowinthebrain
ofmarijuanausers
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Hippocampus,thebrain'skeymemoryandlearningcenter,hasthelowestbloodflowin
marijuanauserssuggestinghighervulnerabilitytoAlzheimer's.AstheU.S.racesto
legalizemarijuanaformedicinalandrecreationaluse,anew,largescalebrainimaging
studygivesreasonforcaution.
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Therighthippocampusduringaconcentrationtaskwasthesinglemostpredictiveregion
indistinguishingmarijuanausersfromtheirnormalcounterparts.Marijuanauseis
thoughttointerferewithmemoryformationbyinhibitingactivityinthispartofthebrain.
Accordingtooneofthecoauthorson
thestudyElisabethJorandby,M.D.,
"Asaphysicianwhoroutinelysees
marijuanausers,whatstruckmewas
notonlytheglobalreductioninblood
flowinthemarijuanausersbrains,but
thatthehippocampuswasthemost
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bloodflowthannonusers.Second,
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Thisworksuggeststhatmarijuanausehasdamaginginfluencesinthebrainparticularly
regionsimportantinmemoryandlearningandknowntobeaffectedbyAlzheimer's."
Dr.GeorgePerry,EditorinChiefoftheJournalofAlzheimer'sDiseasesaid,"Openuseof
marijuana,throughlegalization,willrevealthewiderangeofmarijuana'sbenefitsand
threatstohumanhealth.Thisstudyindicatestroublingeffectsonthehippocampusthat
maybetheharbingersofbraindamage."
AccordingtoDanielAmen,M.D.,FounderofAmenClinics,"Ourresearchdemonstrates
thatmarijuanacanhavesignificantnegativeeffectsonbrainfunction.Themediahas
giventhegeneralimpressionthatmarijuanaisasaferecreationaldrug,thisresearch
directlychallengesthatnotion.Inanothernewstudyjustreleased,researchersshowed
thatmarijuanausetripledtheriskofpsychosis.Cautionisclearlyinorder."
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Nottrue
MitchellBurk
says:
November28,2016at9:38AM
MymotherdiedofAlzheimer.Sheneversmokedanythingordrankalcoholwhatsoever.
Totellthetruthnobodyknowswhattheeffectsare.ThenativeAmericanIndianshavebeen
smokingpotbeforeweevenknowwhatiswas.Itistheonly100%naturalherbthatcanbesmoked
asiswithoutmansinterference.Soinrealityyoudon'tknowanyfacts.Inlightthatshutupabout
thingsyouknownothingabout.
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Youhavenoscientificevidencetosupportyour"opinion".Thearticle
djBOB365
says:
November28,2016at12:50PM
Youhavenoscientificevidencetosupportyour"opinion".Thearticledoesnot
concludeanyfindings,butonlypointsoutobservations.Thewriterevensaysthatwith
morelegalization,wecouldseemorepositiveandnegativeeffects.
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Actuallyyestheydo.ThisisaBSstudy,infactthereisastudythat
SeanV
says:
November28,2016at1:19PM
Actuallyyestheydo.ThisisaBSstudy,infactthereisastudythat
claimsalcoholdoessamething.Anotherstudydoneintheearly2000sclaims
thatpeoplewhosmokepothadlowerchancesofgettingAlzheimer's.The
studyalsoconcludedthatthosewhosmokepotandhaveastrokehavea
higherchanceofretrievingmemories.
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http://www.news-medical.net/news/20161128/Study-nds-abnormally-low-blood-ow-in-the-brain-of-marijuana-users.aspx
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11/29/2016
says:
November28,2016at4:37PM
Fromthearticleabove,oneoftheauthorsisquotedasclaiming,
"Ourresearchhasproventhatmarijuanausershavelowercerebralbloodflow
thannonusers."BUT,theonlywaythatconclusioncouldbemadeisifthe
982usershadtheirbloodflowmeasuredbeforeeverusingpot,right?
Reply
DUH
PaulSell
says:
November28,2016at7:00PM
Isthatwhyusersarecalledstoners?
Reply
FACT:ThenativeAmericanIndiansdidnotknowwhatmarijuanawasbecausethehemp
plantoriginatedintheMiddleEastandEastAsia.
JamesMabry
says:
November28,2016at1:03PM
FACT:ThenativeAmericanIndiansdidnotknowwhatmarijuanawasbecause
thehempplantoriginatedintheMiddleEastandEastAsia.
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Myquestionishowmuch$$$$$$$$$didbigdrugspaytoputthisonhere???
AllanMurphy
says:
November28,2016at1:34PM
MyQuestionishowmuchdidbigdrugspaytohavethisaddputonhere?
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Myemployeesthatareusingpotregularlyareworkingslowerthanthosewho
DanC
says:
November28,2016at7:30PM
Youmightalsolike...
Myemployeesthatareusingpotregularlyareworkingslowerthanthosewho
arenot.Also,theyarelateabout25%ofthetime.
Expertscometogethertodevelopplanfor
managingandsharingneurosciencedata
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Doesitlowerbloodpressure?
RowenMayfair
says:
November28,2016at9:57AM
Doesitlowerbloodpressure?
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Yes,itlowersbloodpressure,butwhenyoustop,itgoesbackup.See
StormCrow
says:
November28,2016at1:10PM
Yes,itlowersbloodpressure,butwhenyoustop,itgoesbackup.See
"IncreasedBloodPressureFollowingAbruptCessationofDailyCannabisUse."(PubMed
2011).
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HaveYou...
WoodyNelson
says:
November28,2016at10:27AM
Haveyouseenthestudyofwhatabrainlookslikeafteralcoholconsumptionandworseyet
thebrainofanalcoholic?Ihave.
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Weallnothisisbigdrugsrunningfromthetruthitsaveslife....
AllanMurphy
says:
November28,2016at1:39PM
http://www.news-medical.net/news/20161128/Study-nds-abnormally-low-blood-ow-in-the-brain-of-marijuana-users.aspx
3/11
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Howisthisdifferentthantheeffectsofcoffee
CharlesS
says:
November28,2016at10:31AM
Couldyoupleaseexplainhowthisissimilarordifferenttotheeffectsofcaffeine?
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19219847
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StupidLogicfromScience!
JamesMoore
says:
November28,2016at4:11PM
ToequatereducedbloodflowwithBraindamageisinsane,IMO!Thefactthat
mostfolkswhodrinkcoffeedailyarereducingtheirbrainbloodflow,asCharlesS.points
out(https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19219847),meansthatmostoftheUS
populationisBraindamagedfromdrinkingcoffee...NOT...soiftheyaredrinkingcoffee
andsmokingpotdaily...theyshouldbebraindeadforsure...NOT...Juststupidlogic.
EasternmeditatingYogisandotherwhohavepracticedtheartofbeingabletodown
regulatetheirbloodflowandothermetabolicfunctions,cansurviveforextendedtimeon
verylittleoxygen,andnofoodordrinkeither.Itisdocumentedthatsomeofthese
amazingmeditativestatesarealmostclinicallydead,accordingtovitalsigns.Noneof
themhaveeverbeendamagedmentallyfromsuchreducedbloodflow,soreducedblood
flowdoesn'talwaysequatetotissuedamage!Don'treadinto,orassumenegative
conclusionsbaseduponreducebloodflowtothebrain...itprobablyhappenseverynight
andisessentialtohealthandmaintenanceofthehumanbody,andmind.Thatistrue!
Endofstory.
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Especiallywhentheyshowapictureofabraintumorinsteadofablood
SusanHedlundBryan
says:
November28,2016at7:47PM
Especiallywhentheyshowapictureofabraintumorinsteadofa
bloodflowmap.PotkillsGliomabraintumorcellsinthelab.Whatweneedis
Youmightalsolike...
moreresearch.
Expertscometogethertodevelopplanfor
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It'sbeenknownforyearsthatcannabislowersbloodpressure,whichhelps
JohnnieDorman
says:
November28,2016at10:37AM
It'sbeenknownforyearsthatcannabislowersbloodpressure,whichhelpsthosewithhigh
bloodpressure,sothisarticleisjustanotherboguspieceofpropagandaputoutbythosewhowill
loseprofitsbecauseofthelegalizationofcannabis.Alcoholcausesmorebraindamagethancannabis
everdid,yetwedon'tseeanythinglikethisarticleaboutalcoholbeingahealthconcern.That'show
liefilledpropagandaworks.
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Alsoyounobigdrugsareaboutkeepingyousicktheydon'twantstuffthatcansavelives
.
AllanMurphy
says:
November28,2016at1:42PM
Howmuchmoreoftheirliesdoweneedtoputupwithbigdrugsneedstoget
onboardorstepoff.......
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Holdyourhorses
Alouisisanon
says:
November28,2016at10:53AM
Thestudyexaminedtestdatafrompatientsbeingevaluatedforcomplex,treatment
resistantissues.Thereisnocontrolnoranyexaminationofhealthypatients.Therefore,the
conclusionsdonotdemonstrateanythingofvalueotherthanacompilationofdatathatmaybe
comparedtoacontrolgroupinsomefuturestudy.Thisstudyhasinadequatedatatodrawany
conclusions.
http://www.news-medical.net/news/20161128/Study-nds-abnormally-low-blood-ow-in-the-brain-of-marijuana-users.aspx
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Yepwenobigdrugsisbehindthis.
AllanMurphy
says:
November28,2016at1:46PM
Bigdrugsdon'tmakemoneycuringyoutheymakeitkeepingyousick....
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Hippocampus,thebrain'skeymemoryandlearningcenter,hasthelowest
TimR
says:
November28,2016at11:01AM
Hippocampus,thebrain'skeymemoryandlearningcenter,hasthelowestbloodflowin
marijuanauserssuggestinghighervulnerabilitytoAlzheimer's.AstheU.S.racestolegalize
marijuanaformedicinalandrecreationaluse,anew,largescalebrainimagingstudygivesreasonfor
caution.
OritcouldgiveushopethatitisacureforAlzheimer's.
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TheTHCincannabisPREVENTSthedepositofamyloidplaqueinthebrain.
StormCrow
says:
November28,2016at1:16PM
TheTHCincannabisPREVENTSthedepositofamyloidplaqueinthebrain.THC
blocksanenzymecalledacetylcholinesterase,whichspeedstheformationofamyloid
plaqueinthebrainsofpeoplewithAlzheimer'sdisease.TheAlzheimer'sdrugsAriceptand
Cognexworkbyblockingacetylcholinesterase.Whentestedatdoubletheconcentration
ofTHC,Ariceptblockedplaqueformationonly22%aswellasTHC,andCognexblocked
plaqueformationonly7%aswellasTHC.FromMarijuanaMaySlowAlzheimer'sat
WebMD.
Andfurthermore,THCactivatestheCB2receptorswhichcandothisTheactivationof
cannabinoidCB2receptorsstimulatesinsituandinvitrobetaamyloidremovalbyhuman
macrophagesandActivationoftheCB(2)receptorsystemreversesamyloidinduced
memorydeficiency(bothatPubMed).
Youmightalsolike...
(FYITHCactivatestheantiinflammatoryCB2receptorsinsitumeansonthesite,in
Expertscometogethertodevelopplanfor
thiscaseinabraininvitromeansinatesttubemacrophagesareyourcleanupcrew
managingandsharingneurosciencedata
cells.)
Thissiteusescookies.Bycontinuingtobrowsethesiteyouareagreeingtoouruseofcookies.Findoutmorehere.
Andonelastquote"individualswhosmokedmarijuanainthe60sand70s,whoarenow
enteringtheir60sand70s,arenotgettingAlzheimersattheratetheyshouldbe."Dr.
GaryWenk,PhD,professorofneuroscience,immunologyandmedicalgeneticsatOhio
StateUniversity.
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Numerousotherstudieshaveshowncannabisisbeneficialincombating
Mr.Rock
says:
November28,2016at11:13AM
NumerousotherstudieshaveshowncannabisisbeneficialincombatingAlzheimerandthat
itisactiveinprohibitingthegrowthoftoxicamyloidplaguesonthebrainthatarepartofthe
disease.Thisarticle,likemostthatareanxioustoportraycannabisasbad,leavesoutalotoffacts.
Howmuchwasbloodflowreduced?Wasitenoughtocausedamage?Didanyofthesubjectsexhibit
symptomsthatcouldbecontributedtoreducedbloodflow?Howmuchcannabisdidthesubjects
smokeandforhowlong?Theansweristheydon'tknowbecauseitsastatisticalstudyusingtests
thatwereNOTmadeforthepurposeofstudyingcannabis.Noticethereisnomentionofwho
sponsoredthestudy.Thisisnotscience,itspropaganda.
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Alcohol,benzoids,opiates,nicotine,contactsportsallcontributeto
AnnRuddy
says:
November28,2016at11:15AM
Alcohol,benzoids,opiates,nicotine,contactsportsallcontributetobraindamage.I'man
amateurgenealogistandIcantestifythatlotsofpeopleborninthelasttwocenturiessuffered
senilityandmjwasnotasignificant,ifanyfactorintheirlives.Nowthat'snotascientificdisclaimer,
butitdoestellmesomething:"Chill!"
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11/29/2016
says:
November28,2016at11:17AM
Couldyouexplainhowtheseeffectsaresimilarordifferenttothereducedcerebralblood
floweffectsfoundwithcoffee/caffeineuse?
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19219847
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Dumb
turdgobblerballs
says:
November28,2016at11:29AM
Justanotherworthlessarticle...whataboutallthestudiesshowingtheefficacymarijuanain
Alzheimerpatients
Reply
Howaboutastudy?
JenniferWickline
says:
November28,2016at11:31AM
HowmanypeoplewithAlzheimer'susedmarijuana?Howoften?ifatall.
Reply
"individualswhosmokedmarijuanainthe60sand70s,whoarenow
StormCrow
says:
November28,2016at1:17PM
"individualswhosmokedmarijuanainthe60sand70s,whoarenowentering
their60sand70s,arenotgettingAlzheimersattheratetheyshouldbe."Dr.Gary
Wenk,PhD,professorofneuroscience,immunologyandmedicalgeneticsatOhioState
University
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Shucks
HermanAllmaras
says:
November28,2016at11:38AM
Youmightalsolike...
Bummeraboutthisstudy,bettercontinuetolockusersofcannabisincagesthen.
Expertscometogethertodevelopplanfor
managingandsharingneurosciencedata
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Bummeraboutthisstudy,junkscienceissuchadrag!
StormCrow
says:
November28,2016at1:18PM
Bummeraboutthisstudy,junkscienceissuchadrag!
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Ithasbeenshownthatsmokingmarijuanaactsasabronchialdilatorwhich
DanielStockwell
says:
November28,2016at12:13PM
Ithasbeenshownthatsmokingmarijuanaactsasabronchialdilatorwhichincreases
oxygenlevelsintheblood.Wealsoknowthatmarijuanaisastrongantiinflammatory.Onetheoryis
weliveinaninflamedstateandneedcannabinoidstobringthatundercontrolforfullhealth.
Inflammationincreasesbloodflowintoanarea.Betteroxygenatedbloodneedslessbloodsoblood
flowcomesdownlesseninginflammationtothebrainthisisoneoftheprotectiveaspectsofcannabis
forthebrain.ItisOK.
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Omega3isantiinflammatory!Omega6isproinflammatory.Youcannot
StormCrow
says:
November28,2016at1:28PM
Omega3isantiinflammatory!Omega6isproinflammatory.Youcannot
properlymakeCB1receptorswithoutomega3.Mostpeoplehaveadamaged
endocannabinoidsystemduetoadietaryimbalanceofOmega6toOmega3.
Earlieststudyonthisis"Nutritionalomega3deficiencyabolishesendocannabinoid
mediatedneuronalfunctions"(PubMed2011).HeresthekeysentenceInn3deficient
mice,presynapticcannabinoidCB(1)receptors(CB(1)Rs)normallyrespondingto
endocannabinoidswereuncoupledfromtheireffectorG(i/o)proteins.
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Iam67andIamstillworkingfulltimeatastressjob.IfeellikeIam
VictorCrocco
says:
November28,2016at12:26PM
Iam67andIamstillworkingfulltimeatastressjob.IfeellikeIam40andlook20years
youngerthan67.IhavenotbeentoaMDorpharmacysinceIstartedusingweedmedically.Ihave
nobodyfat.MJisasystemicantiinflammatoryandkeepsyourbodyinabasicphwithno
inflammation.Allyoupeoplethatknowpeoplethathavementaldeteriorationarenotlisteningtothe
facts.ItisfactthatMJgoestothebrainanddissolvesthe"plaque"thatcausesAltiziemersand
destroysthemicrobesthatbringthe"plaque"toyourbrain.youhavetoeattherightdietforthisto
workforyou.
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BesuretotakeyourOmega3!YouneedOmega3toproperlymaketheCB1
StormCrow
says:
November28,2016at1:36PM
BesuretotakeyourOmega3!YouneedOmega3toproperlymaketheCB1
receptorsthatcannabisactivatestohealyouandalsotogetyou"high"!Dietisfarmore
importantthanmostpeoplethink!(See"Nutritionalomega3deficiencyabolishes
endocannabinoidmediatedneuronalfunctions"(PubMed).
AndI'm69,andlooklikeI'minmy50s!Mybackachesabitnowandthen,butoverall,I
feelhalfmyage.I'veretiredfromalifelongcareerineducation(7thgradeandSpecial
Ed,mostly)andIretiredonlybecauseofmydisabledhusband'sfailinghealth.(Myco
workerswereshockedwhenIretiredat66mostthoughtIwasmuchyounger!)
Youmightalsolike...
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well..........MAYBE
porpoiseboy
says:
November28,2016at7:28PM
thereareSUGGESTIONSthatwhatyousaymaybetrueforsome.regardless,
ALLCANNABISPRODUCTSshouldbelegalforALLlegaladults,simplybecauseitisMY
BUSINESSandnooneelse's.goingbeyondthatmeansyouareaskingmeto"justify"
somethingthatisNONEOFYOURBUSINESS.anythingmoreandyouarestickingyour
nosewhereitdeservestobesmackedoffyourface.
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Isthelowbloodflowsimilartocalmrelaxedpeople?thinkaboutthatfor
DarnellWilson
says:
November28,2016at12:29PM
Isthelowbloodflowsimilartocalmrelaxedpeople?
thinkaboutthatforasecond
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iwouldliketoseealistofthedamagedrinkingalcoholdoestothebody.
MarkTodd
says:
November28,2016at12:34PM
iwouldliketoseealistofthedamagedrinkingalcoholdoestothebody.abouta1,000
timesworsethananythingmjdoes.forthatmatterwecantalkabouthowbeefruinsthe
cardiovascularsystemandleadstoactualprematuredeathinliterallyhundredsofthousandsof
peopleayear,letsoutlawbeef.
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11/29/2016
says:
November28,2016at12:36PM
Butkeepswallowingouropiatesanddestroyyourliverandkidneys.Muwhahah.
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Cullo,thisisinterestingInSubstitutingcannabisforprescription
StormCrow
says:
November28,2016at1:40PM
Cullo,thisisinterestingInSubstitutingcannabisforprescriptiondrugs,alcohol
andothersubstancesamongmedicalcannabispatients:Theimpactofcontextualfactors
(PubMed2015),itwasnotedthatSubstitutingcannabisforoneormoreofalcohol,
illicitdrugsorprescriptiondrugswasreportedby87%(n=410)ofrespondents,with
80.3%reportingsubstitutionforprescriptiondrugs,51.7%foralcohol,and32.6%for
illicitsubstances.
So8outof10patientsfoundtheycouldreplacetheirpharmaceuticaldrugswithcannabis
thatyoucangrowforpenniesperdose!Andhowwelldidcannabisreplacethosepills?
Thethreemainreasonscitedforcannabisrelatedsubstitutionarelesswithdrawal
(67.7%),fewersideeffects(60.4%),andbettersymptommanagementsuggesting
thatmanypatientsmayhavealreadyidentifiedcannabisasaneffectiveandpotentially
saferadjunctoralternativetotheirprescriptiondrugregimen.FromCannabisasa
substituteforalcoholandotherdrugs:Adispensarybasedsurveyofsubstitutioneffectin
Canadianmedicalcannabispatients(Informa2013).
BigPharmaisTERRIFIEDoflegalizedcannabis,andwithgoodreason!(Atage69,the
onlypharmaceuticalIuseisthyroidpillscannabistakescareofalltherest!)
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Idon'tseewherethestudyproveswhetheritscausationorcorrelation
EricScott
says:
November28,2016at12:47PM
Idon'tseewherethestudyproveswhetheritscausationorcorrelation
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Youmightalsolike...
exactly
SkizGizzard
says:
November28,2016at1:28PM
Expertscometogethertodevelopplanfor
managingandsharingneurosciencedata
Thisstorydoesn'tproveanything.Researchcanbeinterpretedtosupportany
Thissiteusescookies.Bycontinuingtobrowsethesiteyouareagreeingtoouruseofcookies.Findoutmorehere.
perspective.Moremisinformationasusual.
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That'swhytherearenooldRastafariansaround.Ohnowaityesthereare.
JillianGalloway
says:
November28,2016at12:52PM
That'swhytherearenooldRastafariansaround.Ohnowaityesthereare.Howcouldthat
be??
Evenifthisfindingweretrue,marijuanaisstillfarsaferthanalcoholandpeopleshouldNOTbe
forcedtochoosethemoreharmfulsubstancejustbecausethefederalgovernmenthasahangup
aboutthelessharmfulsubstance!Warningslikethiscouldbeprintedontheoutsideofmarijuana
packetsIFitwerelegal.Buttheycan'ttodaysolelyduetotheineffectiveandcounterproductive
prohibition.
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Ihopethestudywasbetterconductedthanthisarticle.
AdamCusick
says:
November28,2016at12:55PM
Thisarticleisuseless.Howaboutsomeactualinformationonthestudy.Howwasthestudy
conducted?Howmanypeoplewerestudied?Whatwasthethresholdforamountofmarijuana
smokedinthetestgroup?Howsignificantwasthereductioninbloodflow?Answeringthese
questionswillhelpdistinguishsciencefrompropoganda.
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Bogus....
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says:
November28,2016at1:13PM
Soaboguswebsitethatispostingapoorlywrittenopedpiece(ThatIcanonlyassume
theywerepaidtopromote)fromanotoriousquackjobwebsitethatsellscuresviait'ssupplements
aswellastreatmentsviathe"brainsoulconnection"(AmenClinics)istryingtotellmethattheydid
atestviaSPECTscans(whichalonearemoreharmfulthanusingcannabis)andfoundoutthatit
lowersbloodflow?Yettheyprovidenodata,nordotheyprovideanystatistics.
Ok...thisisnotthe1980's.Peoplehavetheabilitytoresearchthingsontheirownthesedays.So
pleasecutthe"ReeferMadness"andfindabetterwaytosellyoursnakeoilpillsinawaythat
doesn'tcauseanyharmtoactualmedicinethatnatureprovidesincannabis.
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Onceagain..Yahooplayingintopropaganda.Thedrugwarisfoundeduponmisinformation.
SkizGizzard
says:
November28,2016at1:25PM
Cannabisisalsolinkedtostudiesindicatingit'sprotectiveantiinflammatoryrelationshipto
theCNS.LinkingthistoAlzheimer'sisveryirresponsible.Sorrycatsoutofthebag,thereisnoway
togivethemostbenevolentplantthathumanityhaseverknownablackeye.Corporationsplaying
corporategamesinordertocontrolthemarket.
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Andhowmanydrugcompaniesarefinancingthese"studies"...
ShariEarly
says:
November28,2016at1:32PM
Bigpharmaarepoppingoutsupposedlylegitimatestudiesallovertopreventthelossofall
theirbillionsofdollarsifallittakesismarijuanatomakesomeonebetter.Theywouldlosebillionsof
dollarsandhavetoshutdowniftheycouldn'tproducemedicinesthat"cure"adiseasewhilekilling
peoplewiththeirsideeffects.It'sstillmoredangeroustakingalotoflegaldrugsthanwhatitwould
betousemedicalmarijuana.
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Theyarejusttryingsohardtofindawaystopmarijuana
CodyWilde
says:
November28,2016at1:57PM
Theyarejusttryingsohardtofindawaystopmarijuanalegalization!!!!!!!!
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managingandsharingneurosciencedata
Yes,yes,yes...anythingdoneinexcess...waterforinstances...notenough
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ParkerDane
says:
November28,2016at2:04PM
Yes,yes,yes...anythingdoneinexcess...waterforinstances...notenoughcankillyou...to
muchcankillyou...andit'slegal.
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Perhapsbutotherresearchindicatesmarijuanainhibitsformationof
DanMiddaugh
says:
November28,2016at2:42PM
Perhapsbutotherresearchindicatesmarijuanainhibitsformationofamyloidplaques,which
areassociatedwiththeprogressionofAlzheimer's.Giveone,takeoneaway.
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Duuuhhhhhhhhhhh
RoyHopke
says:
November28,2016at2:57PM
Duuuhhhhhhhhhhh
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Anothersadattempttosmearthebenefitsofmarijuana.
CedricWiley
says:
November28,2016at3:27PM
Anothersadattempttosmearthebenefitsofmarijuana.
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says:
November28,2016at5:49PM
Thisarticleisflawedbecauseitdoesn'tspecifywhichmethodofingestionwasstudied.Raw,
decarboxylatedcannabisismuchdifferent(healthier)thansmokedorvaporizedcannabis.
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doesn'tmatter
porpoiseboy
says:
November28,2016at7:30PM
thisisjustabullspitreefermadnessarticlewrappedupinquestionablescience
atbest.
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Justmorereefermadnessnonsense!Cannabiscausessoftbones,Cannabis
BenJamesYokel
says:
November28,2016at6:12PM
Justmorereefermadnessnonsense!
Cannabiscausessoftbones,Cannabiscausesgumstomelt,Cannabiscausespeopletobecome
boozehounds!Cannabiscauseshighbloodsugar.Cannabiscauseslowbloodsugar!Cannabis
causesbraintoswell.Cannabiscausesbraintoshrink.Cannabisgrowerscausedrought!
Cannabiscausesingrowntoenails!Cannabiscausesdogsandcatstosleeptogether(it'sTRUE,I've
seenit!)
Cannabisisstillmuchsaferthanalcohol,tobaccoandpharmaceuticaldrugswhichaccordingtodata
fromtheCenterforDiseaseControl'skillover650,000UScitizensannually,plusanother21,000
trafficfatalitiesdirectlyattributedtoalcoholandpharmaceuticaldrugintoxication.
Legalize,regulateandTAX!
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HELLYES!
porpoiseboy
says:
November28,2016at7:24PM
weshouldgiveLEGALWEEDtoeveryhomelesspersondrunkinthe
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country.withinadecadeourcostsfordealingwiththeindigentwouldDISAPPEAR.if
EVERYALCOHOLICswitchedtoweed,theavglifespanwouldincreasebyyearsand90%
Expertscometogethertodevelopplanfor
ofliverdiseasewoulddisappear.andonandonandon.
managingandsharingneurosciencedata
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Wasthereanyattempttodistinguishstrictmarijuanausersfromthosethat
ScottCayouette
says:
November28,2016at6:37PM
Wasthereanyattempttodistinguishstrictmarijuanausersfromthosethatalsosmoke
tobaccoandusealcohol?Thosevariablesneedtobeaddressedbeforeanyconclusionscanbe
accuratelydrawnasthese"researchers"seemtohavedone.
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Itmustbe"lowbloodflow"thatmakesmyeyesred:)
MoonDog
says:
November28,2016at6:59PM
Itmustbe"lowbloodflow"thatmakesmyeyesred
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Befairaboutit
DavidHorton
says:
November28,2016at7:03PM
Comparethenegativeeffectsofpottothoseofalcohol,tobacco,pharmaceuticalsand
caffeinetobefairabout.Weed'sharmlesscomparedtothose.
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WAKEUP!!!I'vebeensmokingforover15yearsandwillprobablynever
AnthonyO
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11/29/2016
WAKEUP!!!I'vebeensmokingforover15yearsandwillprobablyneverstop,butasmuch
asIlovesmoking,IhavetoadmitthatI'mnotassharpasIoncewas.ItisaFACTthat
smokingDOESeffectyourshorttermmemory,whichinturneffectslongtermmemory.Mostofyou
thatcommentedthatthisarticleisBS,areeithertoostupidtocomprehendrealityoraretooburnt
outtorealizethatyouarealreadyexperiencingthenegativeeffects.Youmoronsaretheexact
reasonwhyweedhasn'tbeenlegalizedsooner.Yougiveallpotheadsabadname.Wearenotall
braindead(yet).IamFORlegalizingweedtoo,butbyrefusingtoacknowledgeitsnegativeeffects
onlyprovesyourignorance.Weedwillstillbelegalized,yourargumentwillbemoot,andyou'llstill
beanidiot!
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Really
AlanHamilton
says:
November28,2016at10:54PM
Actuallynooneisassharpastheywere15yearsago,unlesstheyarenow15!
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