Does marijuana kill people

Does marijuana kill people?

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I have never smoked it personally but have been around people who have. Its true that there has never been a reported death because of marijuana, however if you do choose to smoke it you still need to be cautious, because the quality of the…

Why is marijuana illegal when it doesn’t kill people like Cigaret…?

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Marijuana isnt bad for you. Its only illegal because Harry Anslinger (head of treasury in 1930s) was having his multibillion industry threatened, so he appointed his nefew as head of dangerous drugs and narcotics, secret meetings were held …

Why do some people still believe that marijuana kills brain cells…?

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It is true, that smoking itself cuts down the amount of oxygen in the “air” you breath, because the blaze forms it to CO2. But that doesn’t imply an amount worth mentioning of your brain cells dying due to a lack of oxygen. Otherw…

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does marijuana kill people or the prohibition of marijuana?

Q: a policy that has led to the arrest of nearly 10 million young people since 1990.http://www.alternet.org/drugreporter/93082/

A: The two are clearly linked – by government policy… there’s a very great deal of profit in both supplying drugs (the CIA rule the roost) and in locking people up (which leads major corporations to funding political parties)… so the number or both crimes and prisoners will increase – every year. As for the US government funded research, it is stacked and the plug gets pulled on any research that does not support US government policy. Why was MJ banned in the first place? If you do your research you’ll find it was all mixed up in anti-Mexican policies… !Only two organisations have consistently proven to benefit from prohibition and both have often been proved to work together, the CIA and organised crime… !Try this which explains ALL about drugs and criminality and how the US government profits from both (if you watch all 15):http://youtube.com/watch?v=J_1vme-0KmU&feature=related

How many brain cells does marijuana kill?

Q: Compared to tobacco? Compared to alcohol?Compared to the oxygen deprivation from inhaling its smoke?I’m asking because I didn’t think pot has ever been conclusively proven to kill brain cells, but I asked earlier, “Does marijuana kill brain cells” and everyone just said “yes” with no sources.

A: Nope. Been at it for over 30 years. Haven’t killed anyone, chopped anyone to bits or nothin.Don’t listen to the government-they’re as bad as the oil companies, AMA & the textile industries.

Does marijuana kill brain cells? What has it been proven to do?

Q: I have heard a lot of hype about marijuana and conflicting statements and I don’t know what to believe. Can someone cite a professional source that says whether or not marijuana kills brain cells, and what else it’s been proven to do? Please be objective in your answers, and not just give me a reason like “Oh, it’s bad because it’s illegal”, or some health propaganda site. I just really want some true, professional sources that say what it does and what it doesn’t do. Thanks a lot for the help!

A: It does NOT kill brain cells. The cannabinoids react with neuro-receptors dedicated to cannabinoids. The reason why you ask this is because you probably heard or read somewhere that marijuana damages brain cells, or makes you stupid. These claims are untrue.The first one — marijuana kills brain cells — is based on research done during the second Reefer Madness Movement. A study attempted to show that marijuana smoking damaged brainstructures in monkeys. However, the study was poorly performed and it was severely criticized by a medical review board. Studies done afterwards failed to show any brain damage, in fact a very recent study on Rhesus monkeys used technology so sensitive that scientists could actually see the effect of learning on brain cells, and it found no damage.But this was Reefer Madness II, and the prohibitionists were looking around for anything they could find to keep the marijuana legalization movement in check, so this study was widely used in anti-marijuana propaganda. It was recanted later.(To this day, the radical anti-drug groups, like P.R.I.D.E. and Dr. Gabriel Nahas, still use it — In fact, America’s most popular drug education program, Drug Abuse Resistance Education, claims that marijuana “can impair memory perception & judgement by destroying brain cells.” When police and teachers read this and believe it, our job gets really tough, since it takes a long time to explain tochildren how Ms. Jones and Officer Bob were wrong.)The truth is, no study has ever demonstrated cellular damage, stupidity, mental impairment, or insanity brought on specifically by marijuana use — even heavy marijuana use. This is not to say that it cannot be abused, however.