Oh THIS is GOOD!!

[guest]

So you're a cigarette smoker and want to lower your chance of getting cancer?

Just use a mix of 25% herb and 75% tobacco:

Science: Why cannabis smokers may have a lower cancer risk
than tobacco smokers

Eleven scientists from the USA and Taiwan summarized data
from basic research and a re-evaluation of an epidemiological
study by Sidney and colleagues from 1997. Their investigation
indicates that cannabis smoke may not increase or even decrease
the incidence of cancers associated with tobacco smoke. While
cannabis smoke contains higher levels of carcinogenic polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) than in tobacco smoke, this may
not mean that cannabis smokers are at a higher cancer risk than
tobacco smokers, since the level of PAHs is less important than
the influence of substances on PAH activation by certain
enzymes in the liver. "Not surprisingly, spiking tobacco tar with
delta-9-THC markedly reduced carcinogenic activity" in
experiments with cancer cells, scientists wrote in an article for the
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs.

It is known that cannabis smoking causes precursors of cancer,
which are also observed in tobacco smokers. However, studies
show that these precursors "may have little, if any predictive
value" and these lesions are "generally reversible and often
regress spontaneously." In studies with monkeys "prolonged
exposure to marijuana smoke failed to produce any carcinogenic
effects."

In the cohort study by Sidney et al. (1997) with about 65,000
subjects tobacco smokers had a significantly higher risk to develop
lung cancer than cannabis smokers after a mean observation
period of 8.6 years. In addition, cannabis smokers had a
significantly lower lung cancer risk than subjects, who did not
smoke cannabis. In reply to the argument, Sidney and colleagues
did not follow the participants of their study long enough to find an
increased incidence of cancers in the cannabis group, they noted
that "surprising enough, the follow-up period was sufficient to
observe 179 cases of TRC [tobacco related cancers] (including
lung) among TS [tobacco smokers]." If the cancer risk of tobacco
smokers equals that of non-smokers, then 130 cases would be
expected among tobacco smokers. In contrast, only three cases of
tobacco related cancers were observed in cannabis smokers. If
the incidence of tobacco related cancers in cannabis smokers
equals that of non-smokers, "then 16 cases would be expected in
MS [marijuana smokers]."

(Source: Chen AL, Chen TJ, Braverman ER, Acuri V, Kemer M,
Varshavskiy M, Braverman D, Downs WB, Blum SH, Cassel K,
Blum K. Hypothesizing that marijuana smokers are at a
significantly lower risk of carcinogenicity relative to tobacco-non-
marijuana smokers: evidenced based on statistical reevaluation of
current literature. J Psychoactive Drugs 2008;40(3):263-72.)

 

[metamorf]

Man, that makes me breathe easier. Still gotta quit these damn cigs but I feel better knowing that the herb makes it safer. Herb is powerful medicine against many evils, it's becoming more and more apparent these days.

 

[Storm Crow]

A little more-

A little more-

Tobacco is fit for potpourris and killing bugs. Read this-

Radioactive tobacco
http://www.cannabisculture.com/news/tobacco/


Then there's cannabis-

Marijuana Ingredients Slow Invasion by Cervical and Lung Cancer Cells
http://www.webmd.com/cancer/news/20071226/pot-slows-cancer-in-test-tube

Marijuana May Fight Lung Tumors
http://www.webmd.com/lung-cancer/news/20070417/marijuana-may-fight-lung-tumors

Anti-Tumor Effects
http://www.ukcia.org/research/AntiTumorEffects.htm


Cannabis Smoke and Cancer: Assessing the Risk
http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=6891

Cannabis and tobacco smoke are not equally carcinogenic
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1277837



It does more than protect the lungs-

Marijuana Improves Fertility in Tobacco Smokers
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Marijuana-Improves-Fertility-in-Tobacco-Smokers-41535.shtml


This doesn't mean you get a "free pass" by smoking cannabis! It LESSENS the chances, but does NOT eliminate them. Think about it. My hubby quit last month- he was hospitalized for 2 weeks and didn't take it up again. This time he is serious! I've been telling him for the last 40+ years, that he NEEDED to quit. He's FINALLY agreeing! He's quitting because he wants to! It's been over a month now!

Granny

 

[SCF]

i usually smoke pot before and after a ciggie. I need to quit. Worst habit ever.

 

[StayHigh149]

Tobacco is fit for potpourris and killing bugs. Read this-

My hubby quit last month- he was hospitalized for 2 weeks and didn't take it up again. This time he is serious! I've been telling him for the last 40+ years, that he NEEDED to quit. He's FINALLY agreeing! He's quitting because he wants to! It's been over a month now!

Granny

Proud of him!!! CIGS ARE EVIL!!