From: "Gary Britt" 

I think its more than just the smoking of it, but I agree the smoking is
certainly very bad.  The way a joint is smoked the tars and other
carcinogens that are delivered and held in the lung for longer periods of
time make smoking a joint worse than smoking a regular cigarette in terms
of the delivery of tars and carcinogens into the lungs.

Gary

"Ellen K."  wrote in message
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> 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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