From: Ellen K. 

I think the smoking part is significant.  Inhaling any kind of smoke has to
be bad for the lungs.

On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 11:41:17 -0500, "Gary Britt"
 wrote in message :

>You don't have to smoke a joint to get THC and THC can be prescribed I
>believe.  Further, marijuana joints contain over 350 different chemicals of
>varying strengths and proportions.  It isn't standardized in terms of its
>formulation, and there have never been FDA studies on the long term effects
>of all these 350+ chemicals, carcinogens, etc in the typical marijuana leaf
>nor of the effects of combining these in varying proportions and quantities.
>
>Marijuana remains a dangerous mind rewiring drug whose overall effects for
>regular use over a 5 year period is to cause many severely detrimental
>alterations to the users thinking, mental circuits, ambition, etc.  It would
>be morally wrong to standby and do nothing while watching people destroy
>themselves through what appears to be the harmless recreational use of this
>and other drugs.  Just because its a great high for the first few years.
>
>Gary
>
>"Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
>news:43736a8f$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> Like many other things in life marijuana can be abused or have a useful
>> purpose. I doubt it's as dangerous as the 'side effects' associated with
>> many a current prescription. I had a friend who almost checked out using a
>> cholesterol reducing drug.
>>
>> http://www.mpp.org/medicine.html
>>
>>
>> On March 17, 1999, the National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine
>> (IOM) concluded that "there are some limited circumstances in which we
>> recommend smoking marijuana for medical uses."
>>
>> Medicinal Value
>>
>> Marijuana is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known. No
>> one has ever died from an overdose, and it has a wide variety of
>therapeutic
>> applications, including:
>>
>> . Relief from nausea and appetite loss;
>>
>> . Reduction of intraocular (within the eye) pressure;
>>
>> . Reduction of muscle spasms; and
>>
>> . Relief from chronic pain.
>>
>> Marijuana is frequently beneficial in the treatment of the following
>> conditions:
>>
>> AIDS. Marijuana can reduce the nausea, vomiting, and loss of appetite
>caused
>> by the ailment itself and by various AIDS medications.
>>
>> Glaucoma. Marijuana can reduce intraocular pressure, alleviating the pain
>> and slowing-and sometimes stopping-damage to the eyes. (Glaucoma is the
>> leading cause of blindness in the United States. It damages vision by
>> increasing eye pressure over time.)
>>
>> Cancer. Marijuana can stimulate the appetite and alleviate nausea and
>> vomiting, which are common side effects of chemotherapy treatment.
>>
>> Multiple Sclerosis. Marijuana can limit the muscle pain and spasticity
>> caused by the disease, as well as relieving tremor and unsteadiness of
>gait.
>> (Multiple sclerosis is the leading cause of neurological disability among
>> young and middle-aged adults in the United States.)
>>
>> Epilepsy. Marijuana can prevent epileptic seizures in some patients.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Gary Britt"  wrote in message
>> news:437366fc$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> > Why unfortunately?  Marijuana is a dangerous mind
altering/mind rewiring
>> > drug that also causes cancer.
>> >
>> > Gary
>> >
>> > "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
>> > news:4373647f$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> >> Well opiate for the masses is not all bad. One local
suburb, the city
>of
>> >> Ferndale outside Detroit,  passed the Medical Marijuana
ordinance that
>> >> was
>> >> on the ballot. 
>> >>
>> >> Unfortunately the Bushies will go berserk and threaten
any doctor that
>> >> prescribes it.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Gary Britt" 
wrote in message
>> >> news:437358ab$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> >> > Ah, the proponents of the old "opiate of the
masses crap".
>> >> >
>> >> > Gary
>> >> > ]
>> >> > "Adam"
<""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near the
bridge">
>> >> > wrote
>> >> > in
>> >> > message news:4372f71f$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> >> >> Gary Britt wrote:
>> >> >> > Religion is a quest to understand what nobody knows.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Nope, it's an organised form of control over
people (esp over their
>> >> >> reproduction) using God as an excuse.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> God has no need for religion. But get enough
people together who
>> > believe
>> >> >> in him & suddenly you need buildings, rules,
strange clothes &
>rituals
>> >> >> etc. & then you get power in the community
& then you get temporal
>> > power.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Adam
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > Gary
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > "Geo" 
wrote in message
>> > news:4372cc4a$3{at}w3.nls.net...
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >>No, one is a religious argument that
starts out from the
>assumption
>> >> >> >>that
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > you
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >>know or at least that someone knows, the
other is a quest to
>> > understand
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > what
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >>nobody knows.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>Geo.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>"Gary Britt"
 wrote in message
>> >> >> >>news:437270d4{at}w3.nls.net...
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>>Yes it is a religious argument, but
so is the theory of evolution
>> > from
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >>>big bang to modern man.  They are
both religions not scientific
>> > fact.
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>>Gary
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>>"Tony Williams"
 wrote in message
>> >> >> >>>news:43726e0e$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>>>You see the point though. It's
always possible to back up one
>meta
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > level
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >>>>and say that's where the
Intelligent Designer put a hand on the
>> >> >> >>>>wheel.
>> >> >> >>>>It's a religious argument, not a
scientific one.
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>>--
>> >> >> >>>>Tony
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>>Gary Britt wrote:
>> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>Not if the unseen hand was
smart enough.
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>Gary
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>"Tony Williams"
 wrote in message
>> >> >> >>>>>news:43726920$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>Gary Britt wrote:
>> >> >> >>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>It might have been
an intelligent hand that created gravity
>and
>> >> >> >>>>>>>the
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>other
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>>laws of the universe.
>> >> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>%%% COSMOS RUNTIME SYSTEM %%%
>> >> >> >>>>>>%%% FATAL ERROR %%%
>> >> >> >>>>>>%%% INFINITE RECURSION
DETECTED AT LINE 6060842 %%%
>> >> >> >>>>>>%%% STOP %%%
>> >> >> >>>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>>--
>> >> >> >>>>>>Tony
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
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>> >>
>> >
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