I was reading a article online, it was about the top ten most dangerous drugs and the number was 1. Cannabis- Includes Marijuana.


what does includes marijuana mean??? what else is cannabis that doesnt come from marijuana.

That was your 666th post...

resin

hemp, during, one of the world wars, there were cannabis farms in the mid west. however they were genetic alterations with very low levels of thc. they used the hemp for ropes for at sea. had to tar the ropes first though.

/e was wwii and there was shortage of rope

This post was edited by cialda on Nov 6 2009 10:50am

LOL WHERE DID YOU READ THAT

cause thats utter bullshit, you can't even OD on marijuana and it doesn't even kill braincells lol

vouch, though it can encourage mental problems after long term use

There is no THC in hemp, it is the male counterpart to a female cannabis plant.

wikipedia - Typically, hemp contains below 0.3% THC

If anything, it improves mental capacity.

Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2009 Jul;47(6):517-24.

Chronic toxicology of cannabis.

Reece AS.

Medical School, University of Queensland, Highgate Hill, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. sreece@bigpond.net.au

INTRODUCTION: Cannabis is the most widely used illicit drug worldwide. As societies reconsider the legal status of cannabis, policy makers and clinicians require sound knowledge of the acute and chronic effects of cannabis. This review focuses on the latter. METHODS: A systematic review of Medline, PubMed, PsychInfo, and Google Scholar using the search terms "cannabis," "marijuana," "marihuana," "toxicity," "complications," and "mechanisms" identified 5,198 papers. This list was screened by hand, and papers describing mechanisms and those published in more recent years were chosen preferentially for inclusion in this review. FINDINGS: There is evidence of psychiatric, respiratory, cardiovascular, and bone toxicity associated with chronic cannabis use. Cannabis has now been implicated in the etiology of many major long-term psychiatric conditions including depression, anxiety, psychosis, bipolar disorder, and an amotivational state. Respiratory conditions linked with cannabis include reduced lung density, lung cysts, and chronic bronchitis. Cannabis has been linked in a dose-dependent manner with elevated rates of myocardial infarction and cardiac arrythmias. It is known to affect bone metabolism and also has teratogenic effects on the developing brain following perinatal exposure. Cannabis has been linked to cancers at eight sites, including children after in utero maternal exposure, and multiple molecular pathways to oncogenesis exist. CONCLUSION: Chronic cannabis use is associated with psychiatric, respiratory, cardiovascular, and bone effects. It also has oncogenic, teratogenic, and mutagenic effects all of which depend upon dose and duration of use.

This post was edited by Haitham on Nov 8 2009 01:27pm