What if Cannabis Cured Cancer?

[CWH]

[QUOTE]

I think there may be a mis-communication here. Everybody in Singapore(And yes I have been there) do not distinguish between different types of narcotics.

Cannabis is illegal not only in Singapore but in many part s of the world such as China, Malaysia, Indonesia etc. It is classify under the Controlled Drugs Act. Think, why did they want to control it just like narcotics?

I understand why CWH maybe saying what he is saying but he needs to consider that Cannabis is not really much of a drug. Drinking alcohol would be worse for the body except for maybe the effects on the lungs. But having tried Cannabis a few times when I was younger I believe hash cookies may be a solution?

As I have said, I am not against medicinal use of Cannabis but against its abuse. Drinking alcohol is ok but the abuse of alcohol is not because when one is drunk they may become disinhibited, abusive and violent. Alcohol abuse is one of the cause of broken family and social problem.

As for Singapore being a safe country yes I agree but I have also had some bad experiences in "Little India" that were of some concern on my first day there!

Even in the shopping malls such as Mustafa centre they will lock your bag before entering with a zip tie and you need to get it cut off before you leave.

I have been to Mustafa centre and Little India many times and have not encountered any bad experience. I understand that there are many foreign Indian workers in that area which may caused some bad experience. It is also a locally well known red-light area. The zip tying of bags is their company policy which is quite unique in the sense that it is not practice in other shopping malls.

for what it's worth the way CWH views Cannabis may be because of how his culture is conditioned.

Thanks Luke 1978; you seems to know me better. It goes for other countries who consider Cannabis illegal. The point I am making is that there are always two sides to a coin; good and bad. Cannabis and almost any drugs if taken in large quantities or long term or use it in other ways that it is not intended can have negative effects. One must be aware to know the negative or side effects and consequences if they want to engage in that risks. Think of the cause of death of Michael Jackson, Marilyn Monroe, Whitney Houston etc....i.e. drug dependence. That is the point I am driving at. Am I wrong in doing so?

God Blessed.

[Rose]

The research continues...

[Rose]

If you want to make a knowledgeable choice, be informed.

[CWH]

If you want to make a knowledgeable choice, be informed.

Marijuana May Cause Cancer:

Marijuana Damages DNA And May Cause Cancer, New Test Reveals
ScienceDaily (June 15, 2009) — Using a highly sensitive new test, scientists in Europe are reporting "convincing evidence" that marijuana smoke damages the genetic material DNA in ways that could increase the risk of cancer.
Researchers note that toxic substances in tobacco smoke can damage DNA and increase the risk of lung and other cancers. However, there has been uncertainty over whether marijuana smoke has the same effect. Scientists are especially concerned about the toxicity of acetaldehyde, present in both tobacco and marijuana. However, it has been difficult to measure DNA damage from acetaldehyde with conventional tests.
The research was carried out by Rajinder Singh, Jatinderpal Sandhu, Balvinder Kaur, Tina Juren, William P. Steward, Dan Segerback and Peter B. Farmer from the Cancer Biomarkers and Prevention Group, Department of Cancer Studies and Molecular Medicine and Karolinska Institute, Sweden.
Raj Singh said: “Parts of the plant Cannabis sativa, also known as marijuana, ganja, and various street names, are commonly smoked as a recreational drug, although its use for such purposes is illegal in many countries.
The scientists describe development and use of a modified mass spectrometry method that showed clear indications that marijuana smoke damages DNA.
“There have been many studies on the toxicity of tobacco smoke. It is known that tobacco smoke contains 4000 chemicals of which 60 are classed as carcinogens. Cannabis in contrast has not been so well studied. It is less combustible than tobacco and is often mixed with tobacco in use. Cannabis smoke contains 400 compounds including 60 cannabinoids. However, because of its lower combustibility it contains 50% more carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons including naphthalene, benzanthracene, and benzopyrene, than tobacco smoke.”
The authors added: “It is well known that toxic substances in tobacco smoke can damage DNA and increase the risk of lung and other cancers. Scientists were unsure though whether cannabis smoke would have the same effect. Our research has focused on the toxicity of acetaldehyde, which is present in both tobacco and cannabis.”
The researchers add that the ability of cannabis smoke to damage DNA has significant human health implications especially as users tend to inhale more deeply than cigarette smokers, which increases respiratory burden. "The smoking of 3-4 cannabis cigarettes a day is associated with the same degree of damage to bronchial mucus membranes as 20 or more tobacco cigarettes a day," the team adds.
"In conclusion, these results provide evidence for the DNA damaging potential of cannabis [marijuana] smoke, implying that the consumption of cannabis cigarettes may be detrimental to human health with the possibility to initiate cancer development," the article states. "The data obtained from this study suggesting the DNA damaging potential of cannabis smoke highlight the need for stringent regulation of the consumption of cannabis cigarettes, thus limiting the development of adverse health effects such as cancer."

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0615095940.htm

More articles:

http://www.google.com.sg/#hl=en&scli...w=1280&bih=690

God Bless Us All.

[David M]

This just goes to show that there is both a potential benefit and a risk to health of using cannabis. The same goes for most chemicals we put into our body. Salt is essential in the correct amount and too little in the body is as bad as too much.

Smoking cannabis is socially as bad as smoking cigarettes and what people do behind closed doors is their business but smoking of any product in public or in a social group is not their private business and I would like to see the same ban on smoking any product the same as smoking cigarettes.

Maybe as a deterrent to smoking, insurance policies should be voided for anyone who smokes and free medical care should be withdrawn from anyone who smokes. Alcohol can be dealt with in the same way. While I am not averse to drinking alcoholic drinks, if alcoholic drinks were not available, I would not miss them and if that were the case, I would lessen the risk of damage to my organs caused by alcohol.

Even when a product is safe in moderation, some people are unable to moderate their consumption and that is when laws have to be made to force people to apply moderation or else break the law and become a burden on society.

It is a battle I fear can never be won until man's present rule of himself is taken away and man comes to learn form being ruled by Christ whose righteous ways will be seen to be the only way that is good for man.

It is not like we do not know what the message is, but man will not take notice of the message. Without God fulfilling His promises then there is absolutely no hope that man will change his ways and prevent the downward spiral that will engulf the whole of mankind as it did in the days of Noah, until God saved the last righteous man and started again. I thank God that He will start again and make all things new in the kingdom to come, when all the problems that exist in the world today as a result of man's rule will not be experienced in the kingdom. It is good that God is selecting those who are acceptable for the kingdom and removing those who are unacceptable. Until the return of Christ, life as we know it will go on as normal and that is not a prospect I would want for following generations.

Just as the evidence for and against cannabis goes on, this shows that there will always be conflict. If not cannabis, it will be something else and the list will be endless. Humanist have their hope that all things will turn out OK for the human race, but as far as I can see, their hope has no foundation from what history has shown for the last 6,000 years. The only foundation is that we are still here and the earth has not been destroyed. However, as God has alerted us, unless the days of man be shortened, no flesh shall be saved and that is the prospect associated with man's rule of himself.


David

[Rose]

Here is an excellent article on the latest research into using Cannabis to fight cancer.

Marijuana Fights Cancer and Helps Manage Side Effects, Researchers Find

Sep 6, 2012 4:45 AM EDT Mounting evidence shows ‘cannabinoids’ in marijuana slow cancer growth, inhibit formation of new blood cells that feed a tumor, and help manage pain, fatigue, nausea, and other side effects.

“Cannabidiol offers hope of a non-toxic therapy that could treat aggressive forms of cancer without any of the painful side effects of chemotherapy."

[CWH]

Here is an excellent latest research article dated 27/8/12 that cannabis can damaged the brain in teens:

http://www.herald.ie/news/cannabis-u...s-3210878.html

By John von Radowitz
Monday August 27 2012

CANNABIS can lower the IQ of young teenagers and may cause permanent mental impairment, research has shown.
The most persistent users suffer an average eight-point decline in IQ between adolescence and adulthood, according to the study of more than 1,000 participants.
Scientists believe smoking cannabis from the age of puberty may disrupt developing and vulnerable brain circuits.
Users experienced significantly more attention and memory problems than non-users, the study revealed. This was the case even after taking account of different educational backgrounds and use of alcohol and other drugs.
Quitting or cutting down on cannabis later in life did not fully reverse the impact on those who started taking the drug in their early teens.
But the study found no evidence of similar problems affecting people who only took up cannabis as adults.
The international team, led by US psychologist Dr Madeline Meier, from Duke University in Durham, Carolina, wrote in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences: "Persistent cannabis use was associated with neuropsychological decline broadly across domains of functioning even after controlling for years of education.
The researchers analysed data on 1,037 individuals enrolled into the Dunedin Study, a large lifestyle and health investigation based in New Zealand.
Scientists followed the progress of participants from birth to the age of 38, carrying out neuropsychological tests at age 13 and again at the end of the study.
Cannabis use was recorded at five intervals from the age of 18 onwards.
The tests showed wide-ranging mental declines among men and women who began taking cannabis at a young age and continued using the drug regularly for more than 20 years.
"The most persistent adolescent-onset cannabis users evidenced an average eight-point IQ decline from childhood to adulthood," said the researchers.
Persistent cannabis users experienced attention and memory problems, according to friends and relatives questioned by the researchers.
Puberty was a period of "critical brain development" when neural circuits were still forming, they pointed out.
Professor Terrie Moffitt, from the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London, who took part in the study, said: "It's such a special study that I'm fairly confident that cannabis is safe for over-18 brains, but risky for under-18 brains."

May God Bless those who took Cannabis.

[Richard Amiel McGough]

Here is an excellent latest research article dated 27/8/12 that cannabis can damaged the brain in teens:

http://www.herald.ie/news/cannabis-u...s-3210878.html

By John von Radowitz
Monday August 27 2012

You think it is "excellent" only because it confirms your prejudice. You don't care about the truth of the matter at all. It is obvious that you are biased because you irrationally reject all the solid science that says positive things about cannabis. Case in point: What do you think of the last line of the study you quoted?

Professor Terrie Moffitt, from the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London, who took part in the study, said: "It's such a special study that I'm fairly confident that cannabis is safe for over-18 brains, but risky for under-18 brains."

Do you agree that cannabis is safe for folks over 18 years of age?

And what about the fact that there is no lethal dose for cannabis? It's easy for people to die from alcohol overdose. Do you think the whole world should prohibit alcohol? What about the fact that the Bible says that Jesus turned water into wine and that God promised to bless people by filling their barns with new wine?

[CWH]

Look the real truth which cannabis users like you (and I believe Rose too) is that they would like or wish cannabis to be legalized so that they can have free use to stay stoned. According to research articles there are bad and good sides in the use of and we do not really know who to trust. As such stay out of cannabis for the time being or use them with caution or as controlled drugs. The ill benefits probably outweighs the good which is why almost all governments in the world restricted cannabis use. If it cured cancer, why wasn't it used as a first line ant-cancer drug? Your likely answer is that powerful pharmaceutical companies or the government stop cannabis use so that they could profit from the sale of their chemotherapeutic drugs doesn't sounds intelligent or rational and without any evidence. Why would they and why should they?....it's like stopping a company from manufacturing a brand new antibiotic that could save millions of lives. The reason why alcohol is legalized is because it is considered as less harmful as long as it is not overused. It is also easy to make and thus less easy to control. I would certainly jump with joy if alcoholic drinks and cigarettes are banned or controlled.

Gid Blessings to all.

[Richard Amiel McGough]

Look the real truth which cannabis users like you (and I believe Rose too) is that they would like or wish cannabis to be legalized so that they can have free use to stay stoned.

You love to accuse, don't you Cheow? That's what Christianity does to people. Turns them into self-righteous asshats like you. I am so glad that there is a mass exodus from Christianity. People everywhere are learning to be free from the mind-control of dogmatic religion that turns people like you into irrational robots and accusative self-righteous assholes.

You have absolutely no basis for your accusations. The simple fact is that cannabis has no noticeable affect on Rose at all. She has tried it, but it simply does nothing for her. But she is an advocate for it because she has seen how helpful it is for folks with my medical condition. I'd tell you what it was if you weren't such an accusative asshole, but as it is, I see no reason to bear my soul to the likes of you. You obviously have no compassion or mercy for anyone or anything. All you do is accuse, which is the Biblical definition of Satan.

According to research articles there are bad and good sides in the use of and we do not really know who to trust. As such stay out of cannabis for the time being or use them with caution or as controlled drugs. The ill benefits probably outweighs the good which is why almost all governments in the world restricted cannabis use.

Again, you reveal your ignorance. There is no lethal dose or damaging side effects for responsible use of cannabis. There's no question on this point. But look at the side effects of the drugs allowed by the government! Check out this page. It lists death and many other horrible side effects from pharmaceuticals that are sold legally. And here's the list for the very popular drug Prozac:

All medicines may cause side effects, but many people have no, or minor, side effects. Check with your doctor if any of these most COMMON side effects persist or become bothersome when using Prozac:

Abnormal dreams; anxiety; decreased sexual desire or ability; diarrhea; dizziness; drowsiness; dry mouth; flu-like symptoms (eg, fever, chills, muscle aches); flushing; increased sweating; loss of appetite; nausea; nervousness; runny nose; sore throat; stomach upset; trouble sleeping; weakness; yawning.

Seek medical attention right away if any of these SEVERE side effects occur when using Prozac:

Severe allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue; unusual hoarseness); bizarre behavior; black or bloody stools; chest pain; confusion; decreased concentration; decreased coordination; exaggerated reflexes; excessive sweating; fainting; fast or irregular heartbeat; fever, chills, or sore throat; hallucinations; increased hunger, thirst, or urination; joint or wrist aches or pain; memory loss; new or worsening agitation, panic attacks, aggressiveness, impulsiveness, irritability, hostility, exaggerated feeling of well-being, restlessness, or inability to sit still; persistent or severe ringing in the ears;persistent, painful erection; red, swollen, blistered, or peeling skin; seizures; severe or persistent anxiety, trouble sleeping, or weakness; severe or persistent nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or headache; significant weight loss; stomach pain; suicidal thoughts or attempts; tremor; trouble urinating; unusual bruising or bleeding; unusual or severe mental or mood changes; unusual swelling; unusual weakness; vision changes; worsening of depression.

This is not a complete list of all side effects that may occur.

And here is the list for Lipitor:
All medicines may cause side effects, but many people have no, or minor, side effects. Check with your doctor if any of these most COMMON side effects persist or become bothersome when using Lipitor:

Diarrhea; joint pain; mild sore throat; nausea; runny or stuffy nose; stomach upset.

Seek medical attention right away if any of these SEVERE side effects occur when using Lipitor:

Severe allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing or swallowing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, throat, or tongue); burning, numbness, or tingling; change in the amount of urine produced; confusion; memory problems; mental or mood problems (eg, depression); muscle pain, tenderness, or weakness (with or without fever or fatigue); painful, difficult, or frequent urination; persistent pain, soreness, redness, or swelling of a tendon or joint; red, swollen, blistered, or peeling skin; severe stomach or back pain (with or without nausea or vomiting); symptoms of liver problems (eg, dark urine; pale stools; severe or persistent nausea, loss of appetite, or stomach pain; unusual tiredness; yellowing of the skin or eyes).

This is not a complete list of all side effects that may occur.

I could go on and on with the horrible side affects of drugs the government allows to be sold by the mulit-billion dollar pharmaceutical industry. They are against cannabis because it has very mild to no side effects, and it is free so they can't make money off it.

Check out the book called Side Effectseath - Confessions of a Pharma-Insider.

If it cured cancer, why wasn't it used as a first line ant-cancer drug? Your likely answer is that powerful pharmaceutical companies or the government stop cannabis use so that they could profit from the sale of their chemotherapeutic drugs doesn't sounds intelligent or rational and without any evidence. Why would they and why should they?....it's like stopping a company from manufacturing a brand new antibiotic that could save millions of lives.

Like I said, check out the book called Side Effectseath - Confessions of a Pharma-Insider.

The reason why alcohol is legalized is because it is considered as less harmful as long as it is not overused. I would certainly jump with joy if alcoholic drinks and cigarettes are banned or controlled.

That's not true. Alcohol is legal because the rich white boys drink it. Back in the 1920s when it was prohibited in the USA, it was used mostly by minorities, especially blacks, so they outlawed it so they could bust blacks. It is a racist law to the core, and it was passed using LIES. And it's still racist to this day. More whites smoke pot, but more blacks get arrested. You simply don't know what you are talking about.

Alcohol and cigarettes are already controlled in the USA.