Marijuana Dangerous, Addictive? (DOJ)

The Department of Justice is arguing that marijuana has no medical use and a high potential for abuse and addiction like heroin. Richard Eskow of Campaign For America's Future and Misty Kingma discuss.

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[AssholeSurferHrc]

goverments are full of shit, they made marijuana illegal so they can sell their pills which are 10 times more dangerous then marijuana

[BinaryHazeOfficial]

YOU STUPID FUCKS! Its very ok it can help people so much tobacco is more dangerouse than weed !

[PirateDuckyy]

@chadro85 actually... check your facts.... weeds got like 30 carcinogens.... tobacco has well over a thousand.

[chadro85]

@e521soediv proven hu. and do you know what the differentes are between theory and proven?

[e521soediv]

@chadro85 From the scientific studies that I have reviewed, which is many, They conclude that cannabas(the proper term) does not impede lung function over years of use. Also different studies prove that Cannabis can and has cured cancer. Also it promotes brain cell growth, as opposed to the popular myth of it destroying brain cells. Those arent my words or my views, those were from Scientist and their studies. Google pudmed, and click the 1st website and See for yourself. Many articles

[chadro85]

@AndresDX1 what fact. just cause they've done studys doesn't make somthing fact. they may have good theorys but if its agruable in anyway its not fact yet.

but anyways to the other stuff. marijuana can cause your lungs damage in other ways for example, the smoke its self is hot, and When inhaled, this smoke can causes burns to the lung tissues, causing less supply of oxygen to the body and the brain. (which is part of the reason it can make you dumb)

[AndresDX1]

@chadro85 then something doesnt make sense. marijuana for a fact does not cause lung cancer. and like what other bad parts?

[chadro85]

@AndresDX1 A carcinogen is any substance, radionuclide, or radiation that is an agent directly involved in causing cancer. and like i said marijuana has 50% to 70% more carcinogen than tabaco does. (also carcinogens are not the only bad part about marijuana)

[AndresDX1]

@chadro85 studies say that going 7 years smoking marijuana doesn't damage lungs. it is not possible to get lung cancer from smoking weed. it might have higher carcinogens but what does that really mean? and what does that potentially really do to the lungs?

[chadro85]

@e521soediv well i agree with you on the "government think that they are doctors" etc.

but i don't agree with you that weed isn't harmful (because it is)

in fact smoking marijuana is hazardous to your lungs. and marijuana smoke contains 50% to 70% more carcinogenic hydrocarbons than tobacco smoke does!

[JohnJoonyour]

@AssholeSurferHrc Since nothing natural can get a patent they make the natural drugs illegal so they can own the rights to it in synthetic form and get rid of the natural competitor!