Don't look, unless you're for Legalization.

[beachguy_inthongs]

Boston -- Possession of less than an ounce of marijuana would no longer be considered a criminal offense under a bill which won the backing of a legislative committee on Monday.

http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread21593.shtml

Massachussets seems to be following in Rhode Island's footsteps. I'm certain the world will change if we all followed suit.

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The government will be all for it when they can take control of distribution and rake in the dough!

[beachguy_inthongs]

Here's a report on a study that shows how Herb promotes brain-cell growth:
http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread21191.shtml



Here's another one on cancer.

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Even though they're chemically similar, marijuana smoke is less likely than tobacco smoke to cause cancer, according to one expert review of the literature.

The review, by Dr. Robert Melamede of the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, noted that tobacco and marijuana smoke differ in a number of ways, particularly in the fact that marijuana smoke contains tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) , while tobacco smoke contains nicotine. Nicotine increases the cancer-promoting effects of smoke, while THC reduces those effects, he explained.


And even though THC and nicotine act on related cellular pathways, they bind to different receptors to activate these pathways, the review found. Cells in the lungs and respiratory passages are lined with nicotine receptors but these cells don't appear to have THC receptors. This may explain why smoking marijuana has so far not been linked with lung cancer, a major cause of death from cigarette smoking.


Research has also shown that marijuana kills cancer cells and reduces tumor growth. This is, in part, because marijuana reduces the formation of blood vessels that nourish tumors.


However, the review warned that the effects of marijuana are complex and sometimes contradictory. It also noted that many people use marijuana and tobacco together, and the two drugs may interact in complex ways.


While some governments are reluctant to approve marijuana for medicinal use, the review noted that there's increasing evidence that marijuana can improve the lives of patients with a broad range of health problems, including insomnia, AIDS, multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer's disease.

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Research has also shown that marijuana kills cancer cells and reduces tumor growth. This is, in part, because marijuana reduces the formation of blood vessels that nourish tumors.

That could be a bad thing also.

I've never seen the harm in it. I mean, if alcohol is legal, why not weed?

[beachguy_inthongs]

Tumor cells can't handle the actions of cannabinoids.
There's a long list of the actions of cannabinoids at this site http://www.thc-ministry.net/cannabisinfo.htm .

23. Cannabinoids prevent and treat certain types of Cancer. Glioma (Brain Cancer) along with pheochromocytoma, skin cancer, prostate cancer, breast cancer, Lymphoma and Leukemia. Cannabinoids may prevent or cure cancer. Cannabinoids have a way of killing the bad cells and protecting the good ones.