Guest guest Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 Monday, 11 November, 2002, 22:23 GMT Cannabis smoke 'worse' than tobacco Smoking pure cannabis is more harmful to lungs than tobacco, a health charity is warning. A study by the British Lung Foundation found that just three cannabis joints a day cause the same damage as 20 cigarettes. And when cannabis and tobacco are smoked together, the effects are dramatically worse. Evidence shows that tar from cannabis cigarettes contains 50% more cancer causing carcinogens than tobacco. Dr Mark Britton, chairman of the British Lung Foundation, said: " These statistics will come as a surprise to many people, especially those who choose to smoke cannabis rather than tobacco in the belief it is safer for them. " It is vital that people are fully aware of the dangers so they can make an educated decision and know the damage they may be causing. " BBCi Science - Hot Topics Click here for more about cannabis Dr Britton emphasised that the British Lung Foundation report - called A Smoking Gun? - was " not about the moral rights and wrongs of cannabis " . But, he said, they simply wanted to make sure people were completely clear about the respiratory health risks involved. Misconception Surveys carried out earlier this year showed that 79% of children believed that cannabis was 'safe'. Only 2% understood correctly that there are health risks associated with smoking the drug. The British Lung Foundation report also shows that the health dangers of cannabis have substantially increased since the 1960s. That means that clinical studies carried out in the sixties and seventies may well underestimate the ill effects of smoking the drug. This is due to increased amounts of THC - or delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol, the major active chemical compound - in the cannabis consumed today. Pleasure receptors In the brain, THC connects to specific sites called cannabinoid receptors on nerve cells and thereby influences the activity of those cells. Many cannabinoid receptors are found in the parts of the brain that influence pleasure, memory, thought, concentration, sensory and time perception, and coordinated movement. Dame Helena Shovelton, chief executive of the British Lung Foundation, said: " Puff and inhalation volume with cannabis is up to four times higher than with tobacco - in other words you inhale deeper and hold your breath with the smoke for longer before exhaling. " This result in more poisonous carbon monoxide and tar entering into the lungs. " The British Lung Foundation is calling for the government to implement a public health education on the health risks of cannabis. The charity will also be pushing for further research into cannabis and the lungs and its potential link with the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 So make brownies. > [Original Message] > heartwerk <heartwork > > 3/8/2005 1:11:06 AM > Cannabis Worse Than Tobacco - BBC website > > > > Monday, 11 November, 2002, 22:23 GMT > Cannabis smoke 'worse' than tobacco > > Smoking pure cannabis is more harmful to lungs than tobacco, a health > charity is warning. > A study by the British Lung Foundation found that just three cannabis > joints a day cause the same damage as 20 cigarettes. > And when cannabis and tobacco are smoked together, the effects are > dramatically worse. > Evidence shows that tar from cannabis cigarettes contains 50% more > cancer causing carcinogens than tobacco. > Dr Mark Britton, chairman of the British Lung Foundation, > said: " These statistics will come as a surprise to many people, > especially those who choose to smoke cannabis rather than tobacco in > the belief it is safer for them. > " It is vital that people are fully aware of the dangers so they can > make an educated decision and know the damage they may be causing. " > BBCi Science - Hot Topics > Click here for more about cannabis > Dr Britton emphasised that the British Lung Foundation report - > called A Smoking Gun? - was " not about the moral rights and wrongs of > cannabis " . > But, he said, they simply wanted to make sure people were completely > clear about the respiratory health risks involved. > Misconception > Surveys carried out earlier this year showed that 79% of children > believed that cannabis was 'safe'. > Only 2% understood correctly that there are health risks associated > with smoking the drug. > The British Lung Foundation report also shows that the health dangers > of cannabis have substantially increased since the 1960s. > That means that clinical studies carried out in the sixties and > seventies may well underestimate the ill effects of smoking the drug. > This is due to increased amounts of THC - or delta-9 > tetrahydrocannabinol, the major active chemical compound - in the > cannabis consumed today. > Pleasure receptors > In the brain, THC connects to specific sites called cannabinoid > receptors on nerve cells and thereby influences the activity of those > cells. > Many cannabinoid receptors are found in the parts of the brain that > influence pleasure, memory, thought, concentration, sensory and time > perception, and coordinated movement. > Dame Helena Shovelton, chief executive of the British Lung > Foundation, said: " Puff and inhalation volume with cannabis is up to > four times higher than with tobacco - in other words you inhale > deeper and hold your breath with the smoke for longer before > exhaling. > " This result in more poisonous carbon monoxide and tar entering into > the lungs. " > The British Lung Foundation is calling for the government to > implement a public health education on the health risks of cannabis. > The charity will also be pushing for further research into cannabis > and the lungs and its potential link with the development of chronic > obstructive pulmonary disease. > > To send an email to - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 This makes no sense what so ever! How in the world can weed have 50% more carcinogens in it when nothing is added? Cigarettes have crap added to them and most of what is added are known carcinogens. Weed isn't sprayed with pesticides and fertilizers and lord knows what and all else after it is brought into the drying sheds. Workers in tobacco fields are dying right, left and inbetween because of all the cancer causing garbage associated with growing and drying tobacco. The only thing that is killing folks that raise weed is bullets! I used to have the print out on what is found in weed and the list of crap in cigarettes and weed's is about an inch long and cigarettes' is two columns on a full page. Lynda - heartwerk Tuesday, March 08, 2005 12:08 AM Cannabis Worse Than Tobacco - BBC website Monday, 11 November, 2002, 22:23 GMT Cannabis smoke 'worse' than tobaccoSmoking pure cannabis is more harmful to lungs than tobacco, a health charity is warning. A study by the British Lung Foundation found that just three cannabis joints a day cause the same damage as 20 cigarettes. And when cannabis and tobacco are smoked together, the effects are dramatically worse. Evidence shows that tar from cannabis cigarettes contains 50% more cancer causing carcinogens than tobacco. Dr Mark Britton, chairman of the British Lung Foundation, said: "These statistics will come as a surprise to many people, especially those who choose to smoke cannabis rather than tobacco in the belief it is safer for them. "It is vital that people are fully aware of the dangers so they can make an educated decision and know the damage they may be causing." BBCi Science - Hot TopicsClick here for more about cannabis Dr Britton emphasised that the British Lung Foundation report - called A Smoking Gun? - was "not about the moral rights and wrongs of cannabis". But, he said, they simply wanted to make sure people were completely clear about the respiratory health risks involved. Misconception Surveys carried out earlier this year showed that 79% of children believed that cannabis was 'safe'. Only 2% understood correctly that there are health risks associated with smoking the drug. The British Lung Foundation report also shows that the health dangers of cannabis have substantially increased since the 1960s. That means that clinical studies carried out in the sixties and seventies may well underestimate the ill effects of smoking the drug. This is due to increased amounts of THC - or delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol, the major active chemical compound - in the cannabis consumed today. Pleasure receptors In the brain, THC connects to specific sites called cannabinoid receptors on nerve cells and thereby influences the activity of those cells. Many cannabinoid receptors are found in the parts of the brain that influence pleasure, memory, thought, concentration, sensory and time perception, and coordinated movement. Dame Helena Shovelton, chief executive of the British Lung Foundation, said: "Puff and inhalation volume with cannabis is up to four times higher than with tobacco - in other words you inhale deeper and hold your breath with the smoke for longer before exhaling. "This result in more poisonous carbon monoxide and tar entering into the lungs." The British Lung Foundation is calling for the government to implement a public health education on the health risks of cannabis. The charity will also be pushing for further research into cannabis and the lungs and its potential link with the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. To send an email to - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 Hi All, Weed as you call it is not a benign substance, it causes paranoia and depresion in a number of people who use it or have used it....i worked with people with mental health issues, and a number of them had their initial breakdown caused by smoking weed, and could never touch it again. there has been research produced recently on this in the uk, about weed causing psychosis or depression...i would say if there is a history of depression in a persons family, they should not touch it, for fear of bringing the same symptoms on themselves..... go to any acute unit, and ask people receiving treatment there whether weed had triggered stuff off for them. lastly, i would say that any addiction that prevents a person confronting reality, whether it is beer, icecream, weed or shopping, is not assisting that person leading a full and accountable life. and lastly, remember that not only do cigarettes kill if they cause cancer in a person, but depression is also indicated in 15% of suicides, some of which may have been weed asisted depression. if in doubt, stubb it out!! catherine xx pengam pagan princess > " Lynda " <lurine > > >Re: Cannabis Worse Than Tobacco - BBC website >Tue, 8 Mar 2005 15:27:36 -0800 > >This makes no sense what so ever! How in the world can weed have 50% more >carcinogens in it when nothing is added? Cigarettes have crap added to >them and most of what is added are known carcinogens. Weed isn't sprayed >with pesticides and fertilizers and lord knows what and all else after it >is brought into the drying sheds. Workers in tobacco fields are dying >right, left and inbetween because of all the cancer causing garbage >associated with growing and drying tobacco. The only thing that is killing >folks that raise weed is bullets! I used to have the print out on what is >found in weed and the list of crap in cigarettes and weed's is about an >inch long and cigarettes' is two columns on a full page. > >Lynda > - > heartwerk > > Tuesday, March 08, 2005 12:08 AM > Cannabis Worse Than Tobacco - BBC website > > > > Monday, 11 November, 2002, 22:23 GMT > Cannabis smoke 'worse' than tobacco > > Smoking pure cannabis is more harmful to lungs than tobacco, a health > charity is warning. > A study by the British Lung Foundation found that just three cannabis > joints a day cause the same damage as 20 cigarettes. > And when cannabis and tobacco are smoked together, the effects are > dramatically worse. > Evidence shows that tar from cannabis cigarettes contains 50% more > cancer causing carcinogens than tobacco. > Dr Mark Britton, chairman of the British Lung Foundation, > said: " These statistics will come as a surprise to many people, > especially those who choose to smoke cannabis rather than tobacco in > the belief it is safer for them. > " It is vital that people are fully aware of the dangers so they can > make an educated decision and know the damage they may be causing. " > BBCi Science - Hot Topics > Click here for more about cannabis > Dr Britton emphasised that the British Lung Foundation report - > called A Smoking Gun? - was " not about the moral rights and wrongs of > cannabis " . > But, he said, they simply wanted to make sure people were completely > clear about the respiratory health risks involved. > Misconception > Surveys carried out earlier this year showed that 79% of children > believed that cannabis was 'safe'. > Only 2% understood correctly that there are health risks associated > with smoking the drug. > The British Lung Foundation report also shows that the health dangers > of cannabis have substantially increased since the 1960s. > That means that clinical studies carried out in the sixties and > seventies may well underestimate the ill effects of smoking the drug. > This is due to increased amounts of THC - or delta-9 > tetrahydrocannabinol, the major active chemical compound - in the > cannabis consumed today. > Pleasure receptors > In the brain, THC connects to specific sites called cannabinoid > receptors on nerve cells and thereby influences the activity of those > cells. > Many cannabinoid receptors are found in the parts of the brain that > influence pleasure, memory, thought, concentration, sensory and time > perception, and coordinated movement. > Dame Helena Shovelton, chief executive of the British Lung > Foundation, said: " Puff and inhalation volume with cannabis is up to > four times higher than with tobacco - in other words you inhale > deeper and hold your breath with the smoke for longer before > exhaling. > " This result in more poisonous carbon monoxide and tar entering into > the lungs. " > The British Lung Foundation is calling for the government to > implement a public health education on the health risks of cannabis. > The charity will also be pushing for further research into cannabis > and the lungs and its potential link with the development of chronic > obstructive pulmonary disease. > To send an email to - > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 I love weed. - " Catherine Harris " <cait2 Tuesday, March 08, 2005 6:37 PM Re: Cannabis Worse Than Tobacco - BBC website > > Hi All, > > > Weed as you call it is not a benign substance, it causes paranoia and > depresion in a number of people who use it or have used it....i worked with > people with mental health issues, and a number of them had their initial > breakdown caused by smoking weed, and could never touch it again. > > there has been research produced recently on this in the uk, about weed > causing psychosis or depression...i would say if there is a history of > depression in a persons family, they should not touch it, for fear of > bringing the same symptoms on themselves..... go to any acute unit, and ask > people receiving treatment there whether weed had triggered stuff off for > them. > > lastly, i would say that any addiction that prevents a person confronting > reality, whether it is beer, icecream, weed or shopping, is not assisting > that person leading a full and accountable life. > > and lastly, remember that not only do cigarettes kill if they cause cancer > in a person, but depression is also indicated in 15% of suicides, some of > which may have been weed asisted depression. > > if in doubt, stubb it out!! > > catherine xx > > pengam pagan princess > > > " Lynda " <lurine > > > > > >Re: Cannabis Worse Than Tobacco - BBC website > >Tue, 8 Mar 2005 15:27:36 -0800 > > > >This makes no sense what so ever! How in the world can weed have 50% more > >carcinogens in it when nothing is added? Cigarettes have crap added to > >them and most of what is added are known carcinogens. Weed isn't sprayed > >with pesticides and fertilizers and lord knows what and all else after it > >is brought into the drying sheds. Workers in tobacco fields are dying > >right, left and inbetween because of all the cancer causing garbage > >associated with growing and drying tobacco. The only thing that is killing > >folks that raise weed is bullets! I used to have the print out on what is > >found in weed and the list of crap in cigarettes and weed's is about an > >inch long and cigarettes' is two columns on a full page. > > > >Lynda > > - > > heartwerk > > > > Tuesday, March 08, 2005 12:08 AM > > Cannabis Worse Than Tobacco - BBC website > > > > > > > > Monday, 11 November, 2002, 22:23 GMT > > Cannabis smoke 'worse' than tobacco > > > > Smoking pure cannabis is more harmful to lungs than tobacco, a health > > charity is warning. > > A study by the British Lung Foundation found that just three cannabis > > joints a day cause the same damage as 20 cigarettes. > > And when cannabis and tobacco are smoked together, the effects are > > dramatically worse. > > Evidence shows that tar from cannabis cigarettes contains 50% more > > cancer causing carcinogens than tobacco. > > Dr Mark Britton, chairman of the British Lung Foundation, > > said: " These statistics will come as a surprise to many people, > > especially those who choose to smoke cannabis rather than tobacco in > > the belief it is safer for them. > > " It is vital that people are fully aware of the dangers so they can > > make an educated decision and know the damage they may be causing. " > > BBCi Science - Hot Topics > > Click here for more about cannabis > > Dr Britton emphasised that the British Lung Foundation report - > > called A Smoking Gun? - was " not about the moral rights and wrongs of > > cannabis " . > > But, he said, they simply wanted to make sure people were completely > > clear about the respiratory health risks involved. > > Misconception > > Surveys carried out earlier this year showed that 79% of children > > believed that cannabis was 'safe'. > > Only 2% understood correctly that there are health risks associated > > with smoking the drug. > > The British Lung Foundation report also shows that the health dangers > > of cannabis have substantially increased since the 1960s. > > That means that clinical studies carried out in the sixties and > > seventies may well underestimate the ill effects of smoking the drug. > > This is due to increased amounts of THC - or delta-9 > > tetrahydrocannabinol, the major active chemical compound - in the > > cannabis consumed today. > > Pleasure receptors > > In the brain, THC connects to specific sites called cannabinoid > > receptors on nerve cells and thereby influences the activity of those > > cells. > > Many cannabinoid receptors are found in the parts of the brain that > > influence pleasure, memory, thought, concentration, sensory and time > > perception, and coordinated movement. > > Dame Helena Shovelton, chief executive of the British Lung > > Foundation, said: " Puff and inhalation volume with cannabis is up to > > four times higher than with tobacco - in other words you inhale > > deeper and hold your breath with the smoke for longer before > > exhaling. > > " This result in more poisonous carbon monoxide and tar entering into > > the lungs. " > > The British Lung Foundation is calling for the government to > > implement a public health education on the health risks of cannabis. > > The charity will also be pushing for further research into cannabis > > and the lungs and its potential link with the development of chronic > > obstructive pulmonary disease. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To send an email to - > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 I don't know anything about weed - so can't help. Jo - Lynda Tuesday, March 08, 2005 11:27 PM Re: Cannabis Worse Than Tobacco - BBC website This makes no sense what so ever! How in the world can weed have 50% more carcinogens in it when nothing is added? Cigarettes have crap added to them and most of what is added are known carcinogens. Weed isn't sprayed with pesticides and fertilizers and lord knows what and all else after it is brought into the drying sheds. Workers in tobacco fields are dying right, left and inbetween because of all the cancer causing garbage associated with growing and drying tobacco. The only thing that is killing folks that raise weed is bullets! I used to have the print out on what is found in weed and the list of crap in cigarettes and weed's is about an inch long and cigarettes' is two columns on a full page. Lynda - heartwerk Tuesday, March 08, 2005 12:08 AM Cannabis Worse Than Tobacco - BBC website Monday, 11 November, 2002, 22:23 GMT Cannabis smoke 'worse' than tobaccoSmoking pure cannabis is more harmful to lungs than tobacco, a health charity is warning. A study by the British Lung Foundation found that just three cannabis joints a day cause the same damage as 20 cigarettes. And when cannabis and tobacco are smoked together, the effects are dramatically worse. Evidence shows that tar from cannabis cigarettes contains 50% more cancer causing carcinogens than tobacco. Dr Mark Britton, chairman of the British Lung Foundation, said: "These statistics will come as a surprise to many people, especially those who choose to smoke cannabis rather than tobacco in the belief it is safer for them. "It is vital that people are fully aware of the dangers so they can make an educated decision and know the damage they may be causing." BBCi Science - Hot TopicsClick here for more about cannabis Dr Britton emphasised that the British Lung Foundation report - called A Smoking Gun? - was "not about the moral rights and wrongs of cannabis". But, he said, they simply wanted to make sure people were completely clear about the respiratory health risks involved. Misconception Surveys carried out earlier this year showed that 79% of children believed that cannabis was 'safe'. Only 2% understood correctly that there are health risks associated with smoking the drug. The British Lung Foundation report also shows that the health dangers of cannabis have substantially increased since the 1960s. That means that clinical studies carried out in the sixties and seventies may well underestimate the ill effects of smoking the drug. This is due to increased amounts of THC - or delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol, the major active chemical compound - in the cannabis consumed today. Pleasure receptors In the brain, THC connects to specific sites called cannabinoid receptors on nerve cells and thereby influences the activity of those cells. Many cannabinoid receptors are found in the parts of the brain that influence pleasure, memory, thought, concentration, sensory and time perception, and coordinated movement. Dame Helena Shovelton, chief executive of the British Lung Foundation, said: "Puff and inhalation volume with cannabis is up to four times higher than with tobacco - in other words you inhale deeper and hold your breath with the smoke for longer before exhaling. "This result in more poisonous carbon monoxide and tar entering into the lungs." The British Lung Foundation is calling for the government to implement a public health education on the health risks of cannabis. The charity will also be pushing for further research into cannabis and the lungs and its potential link with the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. To send an email to - To send an email to - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 fair enough, to each their own lol catherine > " Zachary Johnson " <z.johnson > > >Re: Cannabis Worse Than Tobacco - BBC website >Tue, 8 Mar 2005 21:17:20 -0600 > >I love weed. > >- > " Catherine Harris " <cait2 > >Tuesday, March 08, 2005 6:37 PM >Re: Cannabis Worse Than Tobacco - BBC website > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > Weed as you call it is not a benign substance, it causes paranoia and > > depresion in a number of people who use it or have used it....i worked >with > > people with mental health issues, and a number of them had their initial > > breakdown caused by smoking weed, and could never touch it again. > > > > there has been research produced recently on this in the uk, about weed > > causing psychosis or depression...i would say if there is a history of > > depression in a persons family, they should not touch it, for fear of > > bringing the same symptoms on themselves..... go to any acute unit, and >ask > > people receiving treatment there whether weed had triggered stuff off >for > > them. > > > > lastly, i would say that any addiction that prevents a person >confronting > > reality, whether it is beer, icecream, weed or shopping, is not >assisting > > that person leading a full and accountable life. > > > > and lastly, remember that not only do cigarettes kill if they cause >cancer > > in a person, but depression is also indicated in 15% of suicides, some >of > > which may have been weed asisted depression. > > > > if in doubt, stubb it out!! > > > > catherine xx > > > > pengam pagan princess > > > > > " Lynda " <lurine > > > > > > > > >Re: Cannabis Worse Than Tobacco - BBC website > > >Tue, 8 Mar 2005 15:27:36 -0800 > > > > > >This makes no sense what so ever! How in the world can weed have 50% >more > > >carcinogens in it when nothing is added? Cigarettes have crap added to > > >them and most of what is added are known carcinogens. Weed isn't >sprayed > > >with pesticides and fertilizers and lord knows what and all else after >it > > >is brought into the drying sheds. Workers in tobacco fields are dying > > >right, left and inbetween because of all the cancer causing garbage > > >associated with growing and drying tobacco. The only thing that is >killing > > >folks that raise weed is bullets! I used to have the print out on what >is > > >found in weed and the list of crap in cigarettes and weed's is about an > > >inch long and cigarettes' is two columns on a full page. > > > > > >Lynda > > > - > > > heartwerk > > > > > > Tuesday, March 08, 2005 12:08 AM > > > Cannabis Worse Than Tobacco - BBC website > > > > > > > > > > > > Monday, 11 November, 2002, 22:23 GMT > > > Cannabis smoke 'worse' than tobacco > > > > > > Smoking pure cannabis is more harmful to lungs than tobacco, a >health > > > charity is warning. > > > A study by the British Lung Foundation found that just three >cannabis > > > joints a day cause the same damage as 20 cigarettes. > > > And when cannabis and tobacco are smoked together, the effects are > > > dramatically worse. > > > Evidence shows that tar from cannabis cigarettes contains 50% more > > > cancer causing carcinogens than tobacco. > > > Dr Mark Britton, chairman of the British Lung Foundation, > > > said: " These statistics will come as a surprise to many people, > > > especially those who choose to smoke cannabis rather than tobacco in > > > the belief it is safer for them. > > > " It is vital that people are fully aware of the dangers so they can > > > make an educated decision and know the damage they may be causing. " > > > BBCi Science - Hot Topics > > > Click here for more about cannabis > > > Dr Britton emphasised that the British Lung Foundation report - > > > called A Smoking Gun? - was " not about the moral rights and wrongs >of > > > cannabis " . > > > But, he said, they simply wanted to make sure people were completely > > > clear about the respiratory health risks involved. > > > Misconception > > > Surveys carried out earlier this year showed that 79% of children > > > believed that cannabis was 'safe'. > > > Only 2% understood correctly that there are health risks associated > > > with smoking the drug. > > > The British Lung Foundation report also shows that the health >dangers > > > of cannabis have substantially increased since the 1960s. > > > That means that clinical studies carried out in the sixties and > > > seventies may well underestimate the ill effects of smoking the >drug. > > > This is due to increased amounts of THC - or delta-9 > > > tetrahydrocannabinol, the major active chemical compound - in the > > > cannabis consumed today. > > > Pleasure receptors > > > In the brain, THC connects to specific sites called cannabinoid > > > receptors on nerve cells and thereby influences the activity of >those > > > cells. > > > Many cannabinoid receptors are found in the parts of the brain that > > > influence pleasure, memory, thought, concentration, sensory and time > > > perception, and coordinated movement. > > > Dame Helena Shovelton, chief executive of the British Lung > > > Foundation, said: " Puff and inhalation volume with cannabis is up to > > > four times higher than with tobacco - in other words you inhale > > > deeper and hold your breath with the smoke for longer before > > > exhaling. > > > " This result in more poisonous carbon monoxide and tar entering into > > > the lungs. " > > > The British Lung Foundation is calling for the government to > > > implement a public health education on the health risks of cannabis. > > > The charity will also be pushing for further research into cannabis > > > and the lungs and its potential link with the development of chronic > > > obstructive pulmonary disease. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To send an email to >- > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2005 Report Share Posted March 10, 2005 <<eg>> I live in the Green Triangle. Lynda - Jo Cwazy I don't know anything about weed - so can't help. Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2005 Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 Wow, that must make for a pretty good time. ~z, traveling to the Green Triangle in my mine - Lynda Thursday, March 10, 2005 12:54 AM Re: Cannabis Worse Than Tobacco - BBC website <<eg>> I live in the Green Triangle. Lynda - Jo Cwazy I don't know anything about weed - so can't help. JoTo send an email to - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2005 Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 Hey, I grew up in Mendocino. I learned to work a water pipe at Gramma's knee. Love, Anna - Lynda 3/10/2005 1:12:29 PM Re: Cannabis Worse Than Tobacco - BBC website <<eg>> I live in the Green Triangle. Lynda - Jo Cwazy I don't know anything about weed - so can't help. JoTo send an email to - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2005 Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 Your grandmother must have been one hip chick. ~z - Anna Blaine Thursday, March 10, 2005 11:10 PM Re: Cannabis Worse Than Tobacco - BBC website Hey, I grew up in Mendocino. I learned to work a water pipe at Gramma's knee. Love, Anna - Lynda 3/10/2005 1:12:29 PM Re: Cannabis Worse Than Tobacco - BBC website <<eg>> I live in the Green Triangle. Lynda - Jo Cwazy I don't know anything about weed - so can't help. JoTo send an email to - To send an email to - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2005 Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 Humboldt Gold <<eg>> Lynda - Anna Blaine Thursday, March 10, 2005 9:10 PM Re: Cannabis Worse Than Tobacco - BBC website Hey, I grew up in Mendocino. I learned to work a water pipe at Gramma's knee. Love, Anna - Lynda 3/10/2005 1:12:29 PM Re: Cannabis Worse Than Tobacco - BBC website <<eg>> I live in the Green Triangle. Lynda - Jo Cwazy I don't know anything about weed - so can't help. JoTo send an email to - To send an email to - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2005 Report Share Posted March 12, 2005 I used to love it, and smoked tumps, but then I became more and more unstable and paranoid, until I made a concious decision to stop. I now stick to booze, maybe one or t`other is responsible for my lack of short term memory? dunno , no expert. The Valley Vegan........Zachary Johnson <z.johnson wrote: I love weed.- "Catherine Harris" Tuesday, March 08, 2005 6:37 PMRe: Cannabis Worse Than Tobacco - BBC website>> Hi All,>>> Weed as you call it is not a benign substance, it causes paranoia and> depresion in a number of people who use it or have used it....i workedwith> people with mental health issues, and a number of them had their initial> breakdown caused by smoking weed, and could never touch it again.>> there has been research produced recently on this in the uk, about weed> causing psychosis or depression...i would say if there is a history of> depression in a persons family, they should not touch it, for fear of> bringing the same symptoms on themselves..... go to any acute unit, andask> people receiving treatment there whether weed had triggered stuff off for> them.>> lastly, i would say that any addiction that prevents a person confronting> reality, whether it is beer, icecream, weed or shopping, is not assisting> that person leading a full and accountable life.>> and lastly, remember that not only do cigarettes kill if they cause cancer> in a person, but depression is also indicated in 15% of suicides, some of> which may have been weed asisted depression.>> if in doubt, stubb it out!!>> catherine xx>> pengam pagan princess>> >"Lynda" > > > >> >Re: Cannabis Worse Than Tobacco - BBC website> >Tue, 8 Mar 2005 15:27:36 -0800> >> >This makes no sense what so ever! How in the world can weed have 50%more> >carcinogens in it when nothing is added? Cigarettes have crap added to> >them and most of what is added are known carcinogens. Weed isn't sprayed> >with pesticides and fertilizers and lord knows what and all else after it> >is brought into the drying sheds. Workers in tobacco fields are dying> >right, left and inbetween because of all the cancer causing garbage> >associated with growing and drying tobacco. The only thing that iskilling> >folks that raise weed is bullets! I used to have the print out on whatis> >found in weed and the list of crap in cigarettes and weed's is about an> >inch long and cigarettes' is two columns on a full page.> >> >Lynda> > -> > heartwerk> > To: > > Tuesday, March 08, 2005 12:08 AM> > Cannabis Worse Than Tobacco - BBC website> >> >> >> > Monday, 11 November, 2002, 22:23 GMT> > Cannabis smoke 'worse' than tobacco> >> > Smoking pure cannabis is more harmful to lungs than tobacco, a health> > charity is warning.> > A study by the British Lung Foundation found that just three cannabis> > joints a day cause the same damage as 20 cigarettes.> > And when cannabis and tobacco are smoked together, the effects are> > dramatically worse.> > Evidence shows that tar from cannabis cigarettes contains 50% more> > cancer causing carcinogens than tobacco.> > Dr Mark Britton, chairman of the British Lung Foundation,> > said: "These statistics will come as a surprise to many people,> > especially those who choose to smoke cannabis rather than tobacco in> > the belief it is safer for them.> > "It is vital that people are fully aware of the dangers so they can> > make an educated decision and know the damage they may be causing."> > BBCi Science - Hot Topics> > Click here for more about cannabis> > Dr Britton emphasised that the British Lung Foundation report -> > called A Smoking Gun? - was "not about the moral rights and wrongs of> > cannabis".> > But, he said, they simply wanted to make sure people were completely> > clear about the respiratory health risks involved.> > Misconception> > Surveys carried out earlier this year showed that 79% of children> > believed that cannabis was 'safe'.> > Only 2% understood correctly that there are health risks associated> > with smoking the drug.> > The British Lung Foundation report also shows that the health dangers> > of cannabis have substantially increased since the 1960s.> > That means that clinical studies carried out in the sixties and> > seventies may well underestimate the ill effects of smoking the drug.> > This is due to increased amounts of THC - or delta-9> > tetrahydrocannabinol, the major active chemical compound - in the> > cannabis consumed today.> > Pleasure receptors> > In the brain, THC connects to specific sites called cannabinoid> > receptors on nerve cells and thereby influences the activity of those> > cells.> > Many cannabinoid receptors are found in the parts of the brain that> > influence pleasure, memory, thought, concentration, sensory and time> > perception, and coordinated movement.> > Dame Helena Shovelton, chief executive of the British Lung> > Foundation, said: "Puff and inhalation volume with cannabis is up to> > four times higher than with tobacco - in other words you inhale> > deeper and hold your breath with the smoke for longer before> > exhaling.> > "This result in more poisonous carbon monoxide and tar entering into> > the lungs."> > The British Lung Foundation is calling for the government to> > implement a public health education on the health risks of cannabis.> > The charity will also be pushing for further research into cannabis> > and the lungs and its potential link with the development of chronic> > obstructive pulmonary disease.> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > To send an email to - > >> >> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2005 Report Share Posted March 12, 2005 I think sometimes people are thinking of too many things at once, which is why they don't remember something that was said to them recently. Often it is not a short-term memory problem but a busy mind. Jo - peter hurd Saturday, March 12, 2005 3:17 PM Re: Cannabis Worse Than Tobacco - BBC website I used to love it, and smoked tumps, but then I became more and more unstable and paranoid, until I made a concious decision to stop. I now stick to booze, maybe one or t`other is responsible for my lack of short term memory? dunno , no expert. The Valley Vegan........Zachary Johnson <z.johnson wrote: I love weed.- "Catherine Harris" Tuesday, March 08, 2005 6:37 PMRe: Cannabis Worse Than Tobacco - BBC website>> Hi All,>>> Weed as you call it is not a benign substance, it causes paranoia and> depresion in a number of people who use it or have used it....i workedwith> people with mental health issues, and a number of them had their initial> breakdown caused by smoking weed, and could never touch it again.>> there has been research produced recently on this in the uk, about weed> causing psychosis or depression...i would say if there is a history of> depression in a persons family, they should not touch it, for fear of> bringing the same symptoms on themselves..... go to any acute unit, andask> people receiving treatment there whether weed had triggered stuff off for> them.>> lastly, i would say that any addiction that prevents a person confronting> reality, whether it is beer, icecream, weed or shopping, is not assisting> that person leading a full and accountable life.>> and lastly, remember that not only do cigarettes kill if they cause cancer> in a person, but depression is also indicated in 15% of suicides, some of> which may have been weed asisted depression.>> if in doubt, stubb it out!!>> catherine xx>> pengam pagan princess>> >"Lynda" > > > >> >Re: Cannabis Worse Than Tobacco - BBC website> >Tue, 8 Mar 2005 15:27:36 -0800> >> >This makes no sense what so ever! How in the world can weed have 50%more> >carcinogens in it when nothing is added? Cigarettes have crap added to> >them and most of what is added are known carcinogens. Weed isn't sprayed> >with pesticides and fertilizers and lord knows what and all else after it> >is brought into the drying sheds. Workers in tobacco fields are dying> >right, left and inbetween because of all the cancer causing garbage> >associated with growing and drying tobacco. The only thing that iskilling> >folks that raise weed is bullets! I used to have the print out on whatis> >found in weed and the list of crap in cigarettes and weed's is about an> >inch long and cigarettes' is two columns on a full page.> >> >Lynda> > -> > heartwerk> > > > Tuesday, March 08, 2005 12:08 AM> > Cannabis Worse Than Tobacco - BBC website> >> >> >> > Monday, 11 November, 2002, 22:23 GMT> > Cannabis smoke 'worse' than tobacco> >> > Smoking pure cannabis is more harmful to lungs than tobacco, a health> > charity is warning.> > A study by the British Lung Foundation found that just three cannabis> > joints a day cause the same damage as 20 cigarettes.> > And when cannabis and tobacco are smoked together, the effects are> > dramatically worse.> > Evidence shows that tar from cannabis cigarettes contains 50% more> > cancer causing carcinogens than tobacco.> > Dr Mark Britton, chairman of the British Lung Foundation,> > said: "These statistics will come as a surprise to many people,> > especiall y those who choose to smoke cannabis rather than tobacco in> > the belief it is safer for them.> > "It is vital that people are fully aware of the dangers so they can> > make an educated decision and know the damage they may be causing."> > BBCi Science - Hot Topics> > Click here for more about cannabis> > Dr Britton emphasised that the British Lung Foundation report -> > called A Smoking Gun? - was "not about the moral rights and wrongs of> > cannabis".> > But, he said, they simply wanted to make sure people were completely> > clear about the respiratory health risks involved.> > Misconception> > Surveys carried out earlier this year showed that 79% of children> > believed that cannabis was 'safe'.> > Only 2% understood correctly that there are health risks associated> > with smoking the drug.> > The British Lung Foundation report also shows that the health dangers> > of cannabis have substantially increased since the 1960s.> > That means that clinical studies carried out in the sixties and> > seventies may well underestimate the ill effects of smoking the drug.> > This is due to increased amounts of THC - or delta-9> > tetrahydrocannabinol, the major active chemical compound - in the> > cannabis consumed today.> > Pleasure receptors> > In the brain, THC connects to specific sites called cannabinoid> > receptors on nerve cells and thereby influences the activity of those> > cells.> > Many cannabinoid receptors are found in the parts of the brain that> > influence pleasure, memory, thought, concentration, sensory and time> > perception, and coordinated movement.> > Dame Helena Shovelton, chief executive of the British Lung> > Foundation, said: "Puff and inhalation volume with cannabis is up to> > four times higher than with tobacco - in other words you inhale> > deeper and hold your breath with the smoke for longer before> > exhaling.> > "This result in more poisonous carbon monoxide and tar entering into> > the lungs."> > The British Lung Foundation is calling for the government to> > implement a public health education on the health risks of cannabis.> > The charity will also be pushing for further research into cannabis> > and the lungs and its potential link with the development of chronic> > obstructive pulmonary disease.> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > To send an email to - > >> >> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2005 Report Share Posted March 12, 2005 True, but smoking bud sure doesn't help with the ol' memory. ~z - Jo Cwazy Saturday, March 12, 2005 10:11 AM Re: Cannabis Worse Than Tobacco - BBC website I think sometimes people are thinking of too many things at once, which is why they don't remember something that was said to them recently. Often it is not a short-term memory problem but a busy mind. Jo - peter hurd Saturday, March 12, 2005 3:17 PM Re: Cannabis Worse Than Tobacco - BBC website I used to love it, and smoked tumps, but then I became more and more unstable and paranoid, until I made a concious decision to stop. I now stick to booze, maybe one or t`other is responsible for my lack of short term memory? dunno , no expert. The Valley Vegan........Zachary Johnson <z.johnson wrote: I love weed.- "Catherine Harris" Tuesday, March 08, 2005 6:37 PMRe: Cannabis Worse Than Tobacco - BBC website>> Hi All,>>> Weed as you call it is not a benign substance, it causes paranoia and> depresion in a number of people who use it or have used it....i workedwith> people with mental health issues, and a number of them had their initial> breakdown caused by smoking weed, and could never touch it again.>> there has been research produced recently on this in the uk, about weed> causing psychosis or depression...i would say if there is a history of> depression in a persons family, they should not touch it, for fear of> bringing the same symptoms on themselves..... go to any acute unit, andask> people receiving treatment there whether weed had triggered stuff off for> them.>> lastly, i would say that any addiction that prevents a person confronting> reality, whether it is beer, icecream, weed or shopping, is not assisting> that person leading a full and accountable life.>> and lastly, remember that not only do cigarettes kill if they cause cancer> in a person, but depression is also indicated in 15% of suicides, some of> which may have been weed asisted depression.>> if in doubt, stubb it out!!>> catherine xx>> pengam pagan princess>> >"Lynda" > > > >> >Re: Cannabis Worse Than Tobacco - BBC website> >Tue, 8 Mar 2005 15:27:36 -0800> >> >This makes no sense what so ever! How in the world can weed have 50%more> >carcinogens in it when nothing is added? Cigarettes have crap added to> >them and most of what is added are known carcinogens. Weed isn't sprayed> >with pesticides and fertilizers and lord knows what and all else after it> >is brought into the drying sheds. Workers in tobacco fields are dying> >right, left and inbetween because of all the cancer causing garbage> >associated with growing and drying tobacco. The only thing that iskilling> >folks that raise weed is bullets! I used to have the print out on whatis> >found in weed and the list of crap in cigarettes and weed's is about an> >inch long and cigarettes' is two columns on a full page.> >> >Lynda> > -> > heartwerk> > > > Tuesday, March 08, 2005 12:08 AM> > Cannabis Worse Than Tobacco - BBC website> >> >> >> > Monday, 11 November, 2002, 22:23 GMT> > Cannabis smoke 'worse' than tobacco> >> > Smoking pure cannabis is more harmful to lungs than tobacco, a health> > charity is warning.> > A study by the British Lung Foundation found that just three cannabis> > joints a day cause the same damage as 20 cigarettes.> > And when cannabis and tobacco are smoked together, the effects are> > dramatically worse.> > Evidence shows that tar from cannabis cigarettes contains 50% more> > cancer causing carcinogens than tobacco.> > Dr Mark Britton, chairman of the British Lung Foundation,> > said: "These statistics will come as a surprise to many people,> > especiall y those who choose to smoke cannabis rather than tobacco in> > the belief it is safer for them.> > "It is vital that people are fully aware of the dangers so they can> > make an educated decision and know the damage they may be causing."> > BBCi Science - Hot Topics> > Click here for more about cannabis> > Dr Britton emphasised that the British Lung Foundation report -> > called A Smoking Gun? - was "not about the moral rights and wrongs of> > cannabis".> > But, he said, they simply wanted to make sure people were completely> > clear about the respiratory health risks involved.> > Misconception> > Surveys carried out earlier this year showed that 79% of children> > believed that cannabis was 'safe'.> > Only 2% understood correctly that there are health risks associated> > with smoking the drug.> > The British Lung Foundation report also shows that the health dangers> > of cannabis have substantially increased since the 1960s.> > That means that clinical studies carried out in the sixties and> > seventies may well underestimate the ill effects of smoking the drug.> > This is due to increased amounts of THC - or delta-9> > tetrahydrocannabinol, the major active chemical compound - in the> > cannabis consumed today.> > Pleasure receptors> > In the brain, THC connects to specific sites called cannabinoid> > receptors on nerve cells and thereby influences the activity of those> > cells.> > Many cannabinoid receptors are found in the parts of the brain that> > influence pleasure, memory, thought, concentration, sensory and time> > perception, and coordinated movement.> > Dame Helena Shovelton, chief executive of the British Lung> > Foundation, said: "Puff and inhalation volume with cannabis is up to> > four times higher than with tobacco - in other words you inhale> > deeper and hold your breath with the smoke for longer before> > exhaling.> > "This result in more poisonous carbon monoxide and tar entering into> > the lungs."> > The British Lung Foundation is calling for the government to> > implement a public health education on the health risks of cannabis.> > The charity will also be pushing for further research into cannabis> > and the lungs and its potential link with the development of chronic> > obstructive pulmonary disease.> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > To send an email to - > >> >> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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