CNN Anderson Cooper Marijuana THC Levels with Dr. Sanjay Gupta

[CertifiedGooner729]

dr. ganja green

[jammingwithmarley]

Title should contain Powerful Pot, not thc levels.

[retonzah]

Anderson told on himself @ 1:49...LOL

[SuperNoobTroll]

what kind of a bullshit made-for-TV name is Sanjay Goopta?????

[90sCOMEback]

Short term effects... I smoked tons of pot for years. one day I stopped, worked full time as an emt while getting a biochemisty degree and now im in grad school. oh ya, and my grades have always been A's or B's. Not A's or B's in psych or communication classes, but biochemistry, molcular genetics, molecular oncology, you name it. However, I don't think I wouldve been as successful unles I had stopped. But still, the stuff is HARMLESS.

[meggroseb13]

Hard to tell? Really? Marijuana has been around for hundreds of years. Why do we know the long-term effects of meth and crack cocaine then? I bet you can figure that one out on your own.

[Severe777]

I think Sanjay and Anderson secretly like each other.

[Gingervention]

anderson and his bff smoke theeeeee best wed

[CrazyMunky84]

Gateway drug has been proven to be a stupid argument and anybody who uses it is automatically stupid. Gupta played this argument very well. He kinda went against marijuana without completely condemning it. I don't doubt that he is educated however he seems to me to be more of a celebrity then a medical doctor.

[azrodrigues]

if you smoke a more potent marijuana, you will smoke less.

it's like drinking a more potent drink like vodka in contrast with beer..

[azrodrigues]

he's a toy

[CrippledDawgBlues]

And I thought Dr.'s were people of science!! This guy is just another bought off mouthpiece for the profiteers of this prohibition who ignores decades of real scientific research done by real Doctors and scientists and instead tries to keep the myths & hysteria of "Refer Madness"alive and well. I mean, come on, a gateway drug? And the high potency scare? And addictive? All these lies have been debunked. Shame on you Dr. Gupta. You are either a lier or ignorant of any real research. WE KNOW!!

[yogaman13]

that's so strange- this whole segment was basically about how the doctor was unsure about whether or not pot had long term effects because researchers lacked any empirical data...And he brushed over the part about people smoking less marijuana when that marijuana has a higher concentration of thc thus negating the harms that come from the increased average concentration of thc in marijuana plants. All of this seems to indicate that this news segment was of little to no impact. Fail for CNN.

[BTang9289]

This is just the same propagandist bullshit that fox news spreads around. Disappointed in cnn and Anderson Cooper.

[iJaywalk16]

I hate how people say pot is a gateway drug. Even if you start smoking weed, it's still yur choice whether or not you move onto harder drugs. People can still control their decisions. Just because you smoke it doesn't mean your forced into shooting up heroin or snorting coke. They're just trying to scare people into not smoking pot.

[tripodstud]

I just watched this and it felt like anderson did weed for the first time and feels guilty and san.....fuck im so high

[MustafaShabazzShukri]

30% THC? where can I find some of that shit?!

[SGB102288]

Great interview to watch while smoking.

[bluefly28]

ITS A REALLY FUCKED UP WORLD WHEN U MAKE NATURE AGAINST THE LAW. FUCK YOU ANDERSON

[SiliconBong]

Those are the smallest joints I have ever seen.

[stfuLindsaywtf]

If marijuana has been smoked for thousands, and thousands of years, how is it still "hard to say" if it has any long term effect? Hm... maybe because there aren't any.

[jamriusb]

i've been smokin weed ever since i was 13 and im 18  i've smoked gud weed + bad weed da 2 types of weed i hate the most is reggie and popcorn (lower level weed) i think da popcorn is killin my brain cells forreal, and the reggie makes me depress.my favorite type of weed or strain is upper weed (sativa mostly)

[ProbableFiction]

I've never had a problem with memory.

I've never had a problem with memory.

[iambehindthemirror]

- It make you hungry. - Oh really?

The anchor might have tried pot himself.

[casualtySR]

we have plenty of proof that any short term memory loss doesnt last beyond the high itself.

[lolzbrucedawg]

lol, i love how they make weed sound so bad. im 15 and i smoke it almost every day and iv been doin it for about 1 and a half years. my decision making has not been affected nor my school work. i pass my classes with no problem. so they cant say that my memory was effected, well it is effected wen im stoned but wen im not stoned its perfectly fine, FUCK THEM ALL JUST LEGALIZE IT ALREADY, IT WUD MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE!!!!!! THUMBS UP IF YOU AGREE

[Anarchiest4life]

@lolzbrucedawg yup and when its legalized we can take it out of the hands of kids like you. Your the type that ruins it for the responsible adults that smoke weed. Get your life started kid. worry about drugging your mind when your grown.

[lolzbrucedawg]

@Anarchiest4life get a fucking life, i just watched one of ur videos, u look like a fuckin crack head loner and ur house looks a like a fuckin trailer. buy sum decent furniture. get a job. make a living. god i fuckin hate trailer trash.

[radioactive1415]

CNN like most of American media is perpetuating a futile War on Drugs with scare tactics. Oh no!!! Look at drugs: dangerous! THC: now "more potent"! Panic! Yeah ok. Maybe they are; maybe it is. But does that show that the current course of action (police raids, illegality, etc.) does anything to combat drug use/crime in an unbiased manner or even effectively? Discuss the actual ISSUES -which are complex socially and politically- surrounding drugs&crime, not the fun-facts about drugs themselves..

[ljohn787]

@radioactive1415 Also proves that the average American SUCKS at science. I won't go into why we might suck, maybe it's just easier for people to accept whatever they hear on the TV/radio as "truth" when really, it's a heavily-paid-for and advertised opinion (actually, let's be honest: LIE) that some group with an agenda tries to push onto the public. For example, most anti-pot ads are funded by alcohol companies.

Back to science: they probably are comparing 80s shwag to some serious ott chronic.

[fatezor]

Sanjay loves weed

[sAcRoSaNct17]

Sanjay Ganja Gupta lmao! Im high =]

[Austinisrad]

The shots of people smoking distracted me so much haha. But really, the marijuana they used to judge the levels of thc in the 60's was low level shwag from Mexico, the weed they use to judge the levels today is high grade hydroponic. That's not really a fair comparison is it?

[mattdolny]

The only reason that they are talking down about pot is that they are paid off by corporations who don't want to see it legalized. If pot were legalized then hemp based products would become much more popular and stifle the lumber industry.

[junkyarddog14]

i wanna be one of those guys smoking weed on cnn

[tjohn1986]

overdose of anything is bad. i think advil or tylenol is more dangerous than pot

[Ziggie195]

Alright genius, answer this one: If we weren't supposed to toke why does the brain have cannabinoid receptors?

[Monarch3436]

Yep, THC levels are higher. But... ummm... well, I don't know how better to break this to you dummies...er... talking heads... THC is GOOD for you! Don't we wish THC levels were even higher than just twice as much. I mean, it's not like you're gunna overdose on it.

[maxgrow]

iam really sick of people making up crap about marijuana in general, thomasmoonman man the point, as all the other hundredes of thousands of people agree on, all thies things we people use everyday are potent as F*ck and our government is crycrapping over pot? cmon, grow up governmen and get over yourselves, you arent any F*cking smarter than the people of america, we also know better too, we know our own bodys 200% you know nothing of us!

[xxstratman9xx]

i like how the chart of increase in THC levels raised 6% in like 25 years and they're making it seem like it's enormous lmao

that's what happens when people cross-breed strains to yield higher thc levels. it doesn't mean the weed is any more "dangerous." we're assuming that thc is damaging in the first place by making this a concern.

this is clearly right-wing propaganda.

let's stop making this a political point for whisky-drinking politicians to get elected by jailing minorities.

[dothatandthis]

hahaha guptar is to clever for anderson ...

Anderson - "so what does potent mean ? does it mean pot is addictive ?? "

haha ^ wtf

[yamaguchiyo]

doc should slow the fuck down with talkin cuz i think cooper has no idea what the hell he's talkin about! lol

[thomasmoonman]

effects of chems* on the developing mind. fucking scum suckers. how about vaccines, heavy metals, steriods, floride, chlorides, ect..thc is the least of the worrys for anyone with a brain worth damaging

[Axl207]

drugs are bad for you stay clear of drugs and evil things

[EssiacHempLaetrile]

CANCER CURE = RICK SIMPSON'S HEMP OIL

[oeoima]

At 2:28 the guy with the spoon in the background looks like hes giving the thing a blowjob.

[jimkramer83]

that chart can easily be misinterpreted by stupid people...

[fishfry001]

In junior high and high school was a C/C+ student. Started smoking at 18 (after high school). Most adult life smoked frequently, often daily. At 55 years old went back to college (still smoking). Only stayed 2 semesters (decided the career path wasn't for me). Took 15 and 16 credits per. Maintained a 4.0 GPA throughout. People's abilities and reactions to pot are on an individual basis, just like alcohol. The difference is alcohol kills, pot doesn't. Make it legal already.

[bloggop]

not addicting, if I can get high everyday and still function normally I will, but I don't have to get high, I choose to because everything is more fun

[lorenatorres]

the very fact that we have CANNABOID receptors. tells me I should naturally be receiving cannabis :D

[hotae333]

its funny i started smoking when i was 13 and now i'm 60 i worked in the aerospace as a designer for 30 years and my brain still works as good as ever. a gate way drug i can't believe they still use that one hahaha

[james040280]

@hotae333 question: how does a 60 yr old go about buying marijuana? by that age, I imagine most of your peers have given up smoking; aren't you afraid that whoever you are buying from at that age could potentially be a narc or some other unsavory character? at least in college it was "quasi-legal/safe" to obtain...

[todanp]

@james040280 It's a damn plant. If you put 1, 2 and 3 together you can grow the stuff yourself. Besides. Not everyone who sells it abides by a 30 years old and under guideline. I am sure for every older smoker there is an older dealer.

[james040280]

@todanp dude what are you talking about? i was asking, how does an older professional person go about obtaining marijuana without ruining all they have worked for. your answer was not helpful!

[todanp]

@james040280

What do you mean you don't understand? If you are older and worried about obtaining it on the street. GROW IT!

[james040280]

@todanp whoa whoa whoa, calm down friend! don't have a heart attack commenting on a Youtube message board haha. ok. grow it. understood.

[todanp]

@todanp

no worries man. I get a little worked up every now and then.

[jct3636]

@james040280 are u kidding or do u listen to your peers on this. if u get out side look about 80% of the world is on something. i worked in the areospace industry i remember working with people that retired then came back as consultant making big money and snorting coke in the bathroom ,aging from 68--80 something . do u live in a box. in viet nam i was a c75th airborne ranger fighting for people like you then u wonder why you are called sheep. ( jct3636@hotmail.com ) my new email

[james040280]

@jct3636 its a shame you didnt die in vietnam

[jct3636]

@james040280 i know the truth is hard to take but it helps wake the sheep up

[james040280]

@jct3636 are you a virgin?

[rfrancis1980]

Gupta is a douchebag. He is a codependent person. He would ban alcohol as well as keep marijuana illegal.

Freedom, individual liberty, is not important to him. Doctors are supposed to do no harm. When doctors take responsibility for others when those others don't want them to, they do harm.

Supporting the illegalization of drugs causes harm to others. Supporting the legalization of drugs does no harm to others.

Others choose to harm themselves or not with drugs, that is their choice.

[MangeRamone1]

this was shit.

[tranical]

Good to see Gupta being real!

[Ch0pstickk]

This...Is bullshit.

If it's a highly potent strain you're smoking, you just end up smoking less, because you just get blitzed earlier. Putting higher potency pot down is retarded. Alcohol is far worse for you in every way than weed ever will be <3.

[Truthiness231]

Quite right. You can smoke weed all day and you won't get any higher than physically possible. It's actually well known science now: THC works by binding to special "THC" receptors at the base of the brain; once all the binding locations are filled up that's it. Not to mention our brain produces a weak amount of THCesq chemicals that bind at those locations naturally. I wish our fucked up respective governments would stop trying to ban nature.

[anthonychrisbradley]

The government give people scary numbers like 400 chemicals and 30 % THC. then the people panic and think is bad. a tomatoe has over 600 chemicals, we always eat those without thought

[Truthiness231]

Very good point on that ^.^

Water itself, by definition, is a chemical. But the word "chemical" has a different connotation in the majority's heads, as when the news usual says "chemicals" they mean "fuck you up mentally or physically kind of chemicals".

I still think the percentage of people who've used it (around 33% of the population) vs. the percentage of people who've died (0%) speaks more than any other facts backing up any other theory I've ever heard.

[pacificasingers1]

I cant believe how dumb people have gotten.. its like really??

the answer is very simple..

stronger weed? smoke less.

thats it.

I wonder how fucked up I would be if I drank 3 16oz bottles of vodka instead of beer.

they say smoking is bad so it seems that the answer would be too smoke less. who cares how high you get ya know?

[Truthiness231]

Well, that's not quite the case. Your analogy assumes that the two substances affect your system in the same way, whereas there is a difference. As long as you continue to drink, your BAC will continue to rise and you will continue to get drunker. When smoking weed, you can only get as high as the amount of THC receptors that you have; adding more to your system will just waste much of the THC, which will store itself in fat rather than binding to a THC receptor site. ^.^

[pacificasingers1]

no im saying that if you smoke a bowl of some kill ass weed, and smoked a bowl of bammer, you would be way higher off the better weed.

which would mean you need to smoke more of the poor quality herbs to get as high as the kill weed

[thomasmoonman]

agreed. slant media. these experts are in fact experts in creative writing speaking and reading of "facts"

[BrounWright]

@Ch0pstickk Boom boom. Winning argument.

[EssiacHempLaetrile]

CANCER CURE = HEMP OIL

Rick Simpson's Cancer Cure Hemp Oil is Cannabis extract full of Cannabinoids (including THC).

Dr. Robert Melamede ... "Cannabinoids kill Cancer Cells"

Dr. Di Marzo ... "THC exhibits anti - tumor effects on various Cancer Cell types"

[EssiacHempLaetrile]

SETH Group "Herbal (THC) compound kills brain Cancer Cells - but not normal brain cells."

Dr. Guzman ... "THC can promote the autophagic death of human and mouse Cancer Cells"

Dr. Mechoulam ... "we gave THC oil drops 400 times to children 1 -13 years old with Cancer & prevented vomiting & nausea 100%"

Links to my previous 6 comments are located in my youtube page in my primary, secondary video & the last 4 comments are located below my profile picture.

[industrialhemprocks]

im not even on the news.. and i could make that bullshit fancy chart..... noticed he says there are factual aka actual numbers... and then they show a chart as if thats real... and also they dont even give us a link to the actual studies... or how they were conducted

[industrialhemprocks]

so ur saying that

forced natural selection over 20 years has made cannabis TWICE more potent than THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS of years of natrual selection? if anything thats because of endo weed indoor grown cannabis... u see more of these operations b/c the drug war.. so really its the drug wars fault.. and this isnt bad either if pot is actually getting stronger... b/c it renders it more medicinal so u get more bang for ur buck..

[logical0evolution]

notice the should's ,seem's, may's could's or might's in the language....

this plant has been around for thousands of years...and yet they act like it's just been discovered.

[hiphypno]

"Absinthe" is legal in europe and the UK after being banned for decades.

It is over 3 times stronger in alcohol volume than a bottle of Jack Daniels.

[sean21122112]

Why can't the modern media a) come up with a story idea. b) research it. c.) Report the facts. Somewhere in this formula they fuck up royally.

[sean21122112]

My god, these people know nothing about this. It's been proven through many many studies that it's not physically addicting, I.E. you won't get withdrawals when you stop smoking even after long term heavy use. I'm living proof. It's the other kind, like chocolate or masturbating, which is wanting too much of a good thing. Just exercise self control fellas.

[sean21122112]

Sorry, but you have to listen so you know what you have to argue against.

[JuneBugJoe]

this is so fuckin stupid.... please dont listen to this bull shit

[nametroubles]

... and if we regulated it we could control just how potent the product is by regulating which strain and what methods are allowed to be used to produce it, similar to ß-thujone regulation of wormwood products in the EU.

[pumpkin8438]

How is this guy credible? He's just parroting the DEA misinformation. NORML's website is a must for truth seekers.

[TuneSlingr2]

the problem here is that Sanjay Gupta is not an expert on Marijuana and he is just parroting the bad information handed to him.

CNN presents him as an expert doctor who has dedicated his life to the study of marijuana - They should give a disclaimer stating that he is just repeating the false claims made by the prohibition movement.

[vmortega87]

the goverment lies all the f**** TIME!

[scottrrose]

lies....why lie...pot is good, not a gate way drug, it pot

[g0tcadaver]

They need to stop getting their "facts" from government websites.

[Tradethinker]

But the government would never lie!