Is marijuana really good for health?
402214
As a general statement no. I wouldn't call it especially dangerous to health, if used occaisionally in small amounts, but not "good" for you either.\n\nBUT ... \n\nas a health care pro, when I see a patient who is having chemo therapy or who has severe AIDS ... \n\nAND that patient is NOT all skinny and pukey and green and awful looking ... \n\nit is my guess that this patient is using marijuana to fight nausea and stimulate appetite. These patients are generally better nourished than the green ones. In that very limited context, marijuauni is beneficial to the health, IMO.
468675
I think mainly the overuse of marijuana causes depression. It is a depressant, but thats like alcohol too, that causes depression but you'd hardly be aware of it if you didnt use it all of the time (like daily)
790962
Medical marijuana can be allowed if it is regulated by the government.
582635
I'm only going to answer this because the person who said marijuana destroys brain cells is wrong. Marijuana in studies with ADULTS proved to cause minimum to NO damage in brain cells and or brain function. I'm friends with one of the most famous Pot doctors in the world and he has written a book that talks extensively about marijuana as a medicine for people EXACTLY like your friend.
564471
Comparing alcohol and marijuana is like apples and oranges.  Alcohol is lethal, in and of itself.  Look at all the laws now mandated over drunk drivers to give you an idea of how powerful it is.  It ruins society by the violence it creates; jobs are lost; families of alcoholic parent(s) are destroyed, the list goes on.  Alcohol is extremely bad for the human body as well.  It wreaks havoc on your major organs, which ruins the lesser ones.  \nMarijuana is a depressant as well, but far less destructive to society as a whole and to the human body.  Most marijuana users get high and stay at home, enjoying its effects, get the munchies and don't ruin innocent people. If I had to pick which was the least dangerous to society and the human body, it would definitely be marijuana.  My grandfather was an alcoholic and I can't begin to list the problems he gave his poor family until the day he died.  Maybe if he was a marijuana user, he could've just mellowed out instead of endangering all of us for decades.
1183050
Yes and No. Smoking anything is bad for your throat, lungs and bronchial tubes, which may cause an asthma attack. But, in relationship to cigerettes and other nicotine based products, marijuana will much less likely cause one because the THC can dialate your bronchial tubes, relax the smooth muscle surrounding your throat, and open your aveoli, which are the air sacks in your lungs.\n      Is marijuana going to be the best thing for your asthma?\nNo, but it is better than the use of ciggerettes. be carefull and when ever you are going to smoke you should have your fast acting inhaler with you (albuteral, ect) incase of a problem and, with a medical condition like this, smoking with a friend would be advised
304767
If it was just true marijuana by itself maybe it wouldn't be as bad as alcohol.  But now it's mixed with all the other stuff and then it's just a introduction to the true brain rot that's out there.  If people want to be human vegetables for the rest of their life take dope.  If you want to be healthy mentally and physically don't do drugs, period.  Good question.
217671
Marijuana is not bad for your health bud. It does not destroy brain cells like alot of people think it does. It does not destroy your stomach lining. If you eat it, it does no damage to your body at all. There is no such thing as a "THC Gland" like one of the dudes above is talking about.\n\nAnd furthermore, there is a huge pile of historical evidence suggesting that Jesus Christ himself was a regular user of the herb.\n\nChrist was not Jesus' name. The name Christ comes from the greek word meaning "Messiah" or "Anointed One". What happened back in those days, the Hebrew people used a special oil to annoint their Priests and Kings. You could not use the title of Messiah unless you had been anointed in this oil. The oil was made from many herbs and spices including over nine pounds of flowering cannabis tops (cannabis is the name of the plant marijauna comes from in case you didnt know). When Jesus was anointed by John the Baptist, he had a hallucination, or what he called a "vision" due to the effects of the oil. From that point on, Jesus considered himself enlightened, and used the oil and the herb freely in iniation and healing rites. \n\nSo if youre a christian. It would be hard to justify that something which the son of god did is a sin. So go out, smoke all you want. If you believe what Jesus believed, it will help you get closer to God. Good luck my friend, and dont listen to all the people that will tell you im full it sh*t. Im not, all ive told you is in the Bible and other historical documents from that time period. Check out the website of the Church of the Universe if you need more evidence. They have lots. Peace
591491
Hats of my fellow well informed freedom fighting friend , most recent studies have shown that Marijuana doesnt destroy any ,,ANY , of your brain cells and in fact a harvard study shows that students who used canabis in moderation while studying for exams were more analetic and scored higher averages than those who didnt . but people are still very ill informed on the real facts . the brain cell killing lie came about without any real studyies and is a product of govermental lies .
1074618
1.Marijuana tablets that relieve pain without giving a high \n2. Marijuana is favored by many people who have multiple sclerosis and cancer; they say cannabis kills pain and stimulates appetite without the corrosive side effects of many alternatives. \n3.The Legalise Cannabis Alliance: fightling for legallization\n\nSO YES, it is a medical hearb\n\nSource(s):\n\nhttp://www.mult-sclerosis.org/news/jan19...\nhttp://www.marijuanacannabis.com/marijua...\nhttp://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.ht...\nhttp://www.americanpothead.com/...\nhttp://www.lca-uk.org/comments.php?start...
521350
From an overdose, no. The theorical quanitity of THC that can cause death can't be reached my smoking marijuana. THC would put you to sleep before you reached half of the quanitity. Of coarse, long term abuse is likely to cause cancer and other health problems.  \n\nThen again, most deaths due to alcohol are from what they do while under the influence. Yes, marijuana has the same problem and some people have died due to injuries.
571201
Considering that just this week a synthetic marijuana was approved by the federal government, they don't see any benefit!\n\nBut, I do!  Marijuana decreases depression and anxiety.  The approval to legalize would help so many people and would greatly reduce medical costs because people could grow it themselves.\n\nCannabinoids, such as marijuana and hashish, have been used to address pain, nausea, vomiting, seizures caused by epilepsy, ischemic stroke, cerebral trauma, tumors, multiple sclerosis and a host of other maladies.\n\nThere are herbal cannabinoids, which come from the cannabis plant, and the bodies of humans and animals produce endogenous cannabinoids. The substance can also be designed in the lab.\n\nI'm totally for legalization.  I don't see any negatives.  I voted for it once, and I'll do it again.  I helped my brother when he was in chronic pain from kidney failure, glaucoma, quadruple bypass, artificial hip replacement, depression, loss of toe, loss of thyroid, angina, and two, yes two, kidney transplants.  He made all the medical journals as the longest living kidney doner recipient from a cadaver.  Pot helped my brother get through pain and depression...but I still lost him in 96.
204019
It can mess with your head(well duh) but I mean more than just at the moment.  It can cause or make depression worse, it doesn't cause mental disorders but can make them worse.  It kills motivation, causes cancer, causes impotence.  Its emotionally addicting, which can be just as bad as a physical addiction.  What you really have to think about is why do it in the first place, there aren't many reasons to smoke pot other than at the moment it feels good, but there are a lot of reasons not to.  I have smoked pot for years, and honestly I wish I had never started.  I wonder where my life would be if I hadn't.
999093
Some of the aforementioned ill health effects are true, in terms of lung and throat cancer, certainly a possibility when smoking any carcinogenic substance.  Cannabis is far less carcinogenic than nicotine however, and damages the brain in a less severe way than alcohol, two socially accepted recreational drugs\n      The best and most healthy way to consume marijuana is through a vaporizer <either the upscale volcano or a small wooden box model that is much cheaper >  The THC burns but many of the carcinogens and other toxins do not, the 'smoke/vapor' is lighter but retains alot of flavor and equal potency.  If you really want your boy to smoke in a more healthy way buy one of these... it reduces many of the minimal risks associated with cannabis use. .
1101585
it's actually good for health
229462
Drugs should be legalized, and especially marijuana.  Marijuana grows out of the ground, therefore, it must have a purpose.  It is medically proven to help cancer patients and people with multiple sclerosis, yet the stupid government has this whole issue with controlling people's lives.  My husband was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and did not smoke pot.  He kept having exacerbations and ending up in the hospital.  When he began to smoke, he stopped getting sick!  People shouldn't be punished for using drugs...they should be punished is they commit crimes to obtain drugs!
932086
Marijuana has many beneficial uses for many different things.  Marijuana could help us economically, environmentally and in some cases medically.  If paper were made from hemp that would be less trees that are being cut down.  Clothes, paper, rope, twine, and many other things can be made from hemp.  Also, if marijuana were legalized and they had figured out a way to tax it, there could be much needed economical relief.  Taxes could be put into general funds for school, roads and other needs that many states have that are not being met by the current system.  Less petty criminals in jails.  People who are busted with marijuana can do more time than somebody who has raped a woman or child.  The jails would be less crowded and we would be able to afford keeping real criminals behind bars.  Medicinally, there are already studies that marijuana can be beneficial in many situations.  It helps with chronic pain and many other conditions not relieved by regular or prescription medications.  It also helps with nausea and increasing appetite in those who are going through chemotherapy.  It is my opinion that marijuana has many uses and could benefit many aspects of our daily living.