All causes of death per year 2,436,652
Cardiovascular diseases 779,367
Malignant neoplasms 568,668
Lack of Health Insurance3 44,789
Drug induced2 37,485
Suicide 36,547
Motor vehicle accidents 36,284
Septicemia (infections) 35,587
by Firearms 31,224
Accidental poisoning 30,504
Alcohol induced 23,199
Homicide 16,591
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 9,424
Viral hepatitis 7,652
Cannabis (Marijuana) 0
Major marijuana myth: pot use use can be a cause of death. So say many anti-drug warriors, such as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who recently wrote to a constituent that "marijuana and other narcotics" can lead to death.
PotleafAccording to Time magazine, "No one has ever died of THC [marijuana] poisoning, mostly because a 160-pound person would have to smoke roughly 900 joints in a sitting to reach a lethal dose."
In 1988, DEA Administrative Judge Francis Young concluded, "In order to induce death, a smoker would have to consume 20,000 to 40,000 times as much marijuana as is contained in one marijuana cigarette."
Is It Worse for Teens to Smoke Pot or Cigarettes?
SodaHead Living
2012/06/11 18:00:00
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Here's the good news: Fewer teens are smoking cigarettes. Here's the bad news: More of them are smoking pot. A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that only 18 percent of teens said they smoked a cigarette in the past 30 days, but 23 percent said they smoked marijuana in the same time frame.
So why are adolescents choosing pot over cigarettes? A study from the University of Michigan found that teens have gotten the message that cigarettes are bad for you, but seem to believe marijuana is less harmful.
Alcohol, however, is still teens' top drug of choice. More than 1 in 3 high school students reported current alcohol use in 2011, and 1 in 5 high school students reported binge drinking, CBS reports. Do you think it's more dangerous for teens to smoke pot? Or cigarettes?
Top Opinion
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Stoner 2012/06/11 18:08:41
What about, by the way, the recent discoveries of marijuana causing heart attacks in some people? Or the car accidents caused by driving while high? Or even just the overall acceptance of mediocrity at best in your life? That's worse than death, in my opinion.
Marijauna is non-toxic, you can't die from it. Nicotine is toxic. Lookup the LD-50 ratings on toxicity.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?...
"here is the truth from my side" ???
Would that be the side of a drug addict trying to rationalize their addiction?
-The journal of Clinical Oncology reported in 1989 that 48% of respondents to a survey of cancer specialists recommended marijuana as medicine.
-Jocelyn Elders, the news Surgeon General of the United States, has said that she will back the medical use of marijuana and "marijuana is beneficial to many patients."
-Dr. James Malone-Lee, a consultant urologist at St. Pancras Hospital, London has several MS patients who smoke marijuana. "I'm quite impressed by what's happened to patients who have used it", he says.
-Dr. Anthony Henman, former Secretary of International Anti-Prohibition League, says "one of the best effects marijuana can have in any terminal illness is to produce a degree of euphoria which boosts morale in a depressing situation."
-"marijuana is one of the best least toxic substances in the whole pharmacopoeia", according to Dr. Lester Grinspoon, Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.
-Nabilone (from Eli Lilly) a synthetic cousin of Delta-9 THC is still considered virtually useless when compared with marijuana by doctors and patients alike.
-The U.S. governments leading scientist on pulmonary research, said in 1989 at UCLA "that you...
-The journal of Clinical Oncology reported in 1989 that 48% of respondents to a survey of cancer specialists recommended marijuana as medicine.
-Jocelyn Elders, the news Surgeon General of the United States, has said that she will back the medical use of marijuana and "marijuana is beneficial to many patients."
-Dr. James Malone-Lee, a consultant urologist at St. Pancras Hospital, London has several MS patients who smoke marijuana. "I'm quite impressed by what's happened to patients who have used it", he says.
-Dr. Anthony Henman, former Secretary of International Anti-Prohibition League, says "one of the best effects marijuana can have in any terminal illness is to produce a degree of euphoria which boosts morale in a depressing situation."
-"marijuana is one of the best least toxic substances in the whole pharmacopoeia", according to Dr. Lester Grinspoon, Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.
-Nabilone (from Eli Lilly) a synthetic cousin of Delta-9 THC is still considered virtually useless when compared with marijuana by doctors and patients alike.
-The U.S. governments leading scientist on pulmonary research, said in 1989 at UCLA "that you can't get or pontentiate emphysema with marijuana smoking.
Just some resources!!
people who admit to smoking weed
Barack Obama, president-elect. Bill Clinton, 42nd president of the U.S. John Kerry, U.S. Senator and 2004 Democratic nominee for president. John Edwards, multi-millionaire, former U.S. Senator, and 2004 Democratic nominee for vice president. Sarah Palin, governor of Alaska, 2008 Republican nominee for vice president. British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly, and and Chancellor Alistair Darling. Josh Howard, NBA all-star. New York Governor David Paterson. Former Vice President, Nobel Peace Prize winner, and Oscar winner Al Gore. Former Sen. Bill Bradley, who smoked while playing professional basketball. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, and former New York Governor George Pataki. Billionaire and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Truth of the matter is, One joint is more harmful than one smoke, Neither are in any way GOOD for you.. As I said, How you choose to kill yourself is not my business.. But you had better get ready for field blood tests if they legalize dope... BTW, They call it "Dope" for a reason..
Now take a moment to think about how wonderful this plant really is! It is capable of providing clothing (hemp is the strongest fiber in the world), it provides nutrition (cannabis seeds contain the most concentrated nutrients found in any food)! It’s “main ingredient” THC has even been proven to be anti-carcinogenic, eliminating lymphatic tumors in test rats within two weeks.
On top of all of these wonderful benefits, it has now been SCIENTIFICALLY CONFIRMED that it indeed does increase creativity, reduce depression and anxiety, and promote peace.
No wonder half of the population smokes it even though it is still illegal
Relieve migraine headaches
Stop the advancement of glaucoma
Control spasticity from multiple sclerosis (MS) and paralysis
Alleviate nausea and pain associated with cancer chemotherapy treatments. Also helps in other cases of severe nausea
Block epileptic seizures
Help emphysema patients to breathe better, increasing their oxygen transfer
Help in the treatment of smog illnesses
Relievies the pain of arthritis and rheumatism and helps other chronic pain diseases
Help in anorexia nervosa and other loss of appetite diseases
Work as a back spasm medicine; Marijuana is the best relaxant of muscles short of morphine
Relieve asthma attacks and improve breathing
Help people with AIDS
-relieve stress and depression
-reduce pain
-eliminate nausea, stimulate appetite
Help skin diseases, like pruritis
Help depression and other mood disorders and be an adjunct to psychotherapy
Help overcome insomnia, deepen sleep
Help paraplegia and quadriplegia patients
Help alleviate the symptoms of withdrawal from alcohol and narcotics
Have antimicrobal and antibacterial affects
Cure fistulas, corns, and fibrosis when used in a poultice
I love that one: "Help in anorexia nervosa and other loss of appetite diseases." You get the munchies. Don't beat around the bush. You get the munchies.
However, I've seen a list like that from many proponents of legalizing pot. If marijuana has such wonderful health benefits, then why not work towards making it in a medical form, rather than legalizing the smoking of it? Cocaine has medical uses, comes from a plant, and is an amazing localized pain reliever. However, no doctor puts a line of cocaine on the area that hurts or has you snort it to make you feel better. There are medical forms of it, such as the novacaine that dentists use, or the benzocaine in OTC tooth pain relievers such as Orajel. Why does no one suggest treatment like that for marijuana? You'd still have all the amazing health benefits you tote, and abusers of the drug, much like those of cocaine would be much easier to spot. Medical marijuana cards would not be necessary because it would be in the form of and treated like any other medical drug out there. Why treat this plant any differently than other plants used for both medical and illegal uses?
Smoking neither is the best choice.
I am a teenager who smokes marijauan a lot so I have some expirence plus I'm involved in the higher distribution networks.
The delers never grow the marijuana. They buy it from someone else who probably didn't grow it either. Marijauna is grown in large operations yeilding pounds. There is not a lot a grower can to do alter his plants negatively in anyway. It is not like cocaine where it can be cut with cheap drugs to make more money. It is a plant that is grown and the large buds are taken from the plant. General gardening chemicals are used but they are same stuff used on vegetables in grocery stores. It grown locally too, not from third world countries such as opium. The marijuana market is actually very safe. There are cases where some idiot street level dealer will lace your bud with drugs, but this never happens in the higher levels.
Nightshade is also a plant. It's also natural and very poisonous. Poison Oak and Poison Ivy: also plants, and as their names suggest: also poisonous. Cocaine comes from a plant, too, but there aren't very many people who will stand up for the health benefits of cocaine being used illegally and not in a medicinal form. Not everything in nature is going to be good for us. Just as chocolate is toxic to dogs and cats, there are things that are toxic to us that other animals can eat perfectly fine. Anything that can alter the chemistry of your brain should be used with extreme caution. Even prescribed medication for such things does not work the same for everyone, which is why mental health treatment is so difficult and takes such a long time. There is no telling how any individual will react to something like that.