I really tried to keep an open mind about this article until I read their conclusion. The relevance of their results do not come close to substantiating this extreme response, leading me to conclude that they had an agenda a priori to their study. The wording of the rest of the article backs that up with statements like "they found the data they were seeking" - this is not how correct scientific research is done.

Anything that causes inflammation in the body has a potential to cause cancer depending on the severity and duration of the inflammation. Smoking weed will give you cancer and is as unhealthy as cigs if smoked in the same amount.

So when I ski or hike my ass off my knees gets all inflamed and puffy and hot and s**t. Dows this mean my knees are getting mor elikely to get cancer? I dont' thijk so, they like the exercise an all. But really?

It wpuild be totally rad if you cludl link to this for scienc artlcle.

Fibromyalgia IS an inflammatory body process, however people with fibro don't get cancer any more than the rest of the population.

This study has already been shown to be inaccurate as far as pinpointing the "evils of weed!".

Anything in high enough concentrations will cause cancer, and some people are "programmed" in their DNA to get cancer no matter what.

Marijuana does more good than harm, when ingested appropriately.

I now use a medicinal spray of flavored cannabis. It works well enough to keep me going when I'm out of the house and can't light up. And when I can't stand the thought of tasting smoke, I have edible forms of cannabis to help me feel better.

I'm not going to have kids, so DNA changes aren't an issue. Doctors refuse to prescribe me anything to help me feel functional, and if I could, I'd TRADE this fibro for having cancer!

And then the people WITH cancer who use cannabis to have small comfort during their hard work of dying, how do THEY blow your 'study'?

More likely it increases the odds that they will will become arthritic.

I think anything that burns is carcinogeous, right? So, stop eating barbeque everyone. Stop cooking your food altogether for that matter.

googled;

Link between inflammation and canswer

Whoa! My intention was not to offend here. I think weed should be legal just like the next guy.... but it CAN cause cancer. I don't care what HIGH TIMES magazine tells you.

Study in 1998:



other sources:

Thanks hoosker. I thought everyone knew how to use google.. hmmm.

sry. i need to pay more attention what I say.

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1994795

Cancer and inflammation
An association between the development of cancer and inflammation has long-been appreciated [4,5]. The inflammatory response orchestrates host defenses to microbial infection and mediates tissue repair and regeneration, which may occur due to infectious or non-infectious tissue damage. Epidemiological evidence points to a connection between inflammation and a predisposition for the development of cancer, i.e. long-term inflammation leads to the development of dysplasia. Epidemiologic studies estimate that nearly 15 percent of the worldwide cancer incidence is associated with microbial infection [6]. Chronic infection in immunocompetent hosts such as human papilloma virus or hepatitis B and C virus infection leads to cervical and hepatocellular carcinoma, respectively. In other cases, microbes may cause cancer due to opportunistic infection such as in Kaposi’s sarcoma (a result of human herpes virus (HHV)-8 infection) or inappropriate immune responses to microbes in certain individuals, which may occur in gastric cancer secondary to Helicobacter pylori colonization or colon cancer because of long-standing inflammatory bowel disease precipitated by the intestinal microflora [4,5]. In many other cases, conditions associated with chronic irritation and subsequent inflammation predispose to cancer, such as the long-term exposure to cigarette smoke, asbestos, and silica [4,5].




“A common chemical caused by frying, roasting or grilling can double the risk of cancer in women,” The Daily Telegraph reported today. The story warns that acrylamide, a chemical contained in cooked foods including bread, coffee and breakfast cereals, and meat and potatoes that have been fried, baked, roasted, grilled or barbecued, has been directly linked to the incidence of ovarian and womb cancer.



“Studies with animals have shown that a little inflammation is necessary for the normal development of the immune system and other organ systems,” explained Hoffmann. “We discovered that the protein p100 provides the cell with a way in which inflammation can influence development. But there can be too much of a good thing. In the case of chronic inflammation, the presence of too much p100 may overactivate the developmental pathway, resulting in cancer.”



"Chronic inflammation is a major cause of cancer in the world because it releases powerful oxidants which both stimulate cell division and are mutagens."

There are many, many reputable studies that have found no statistically significant link between marijuana and cancer.

This issue is so heavily laden with bias so it is prudent to be sceptical of any study that claims to have a concrete answer supporting either side.

The only thing anyone can say for sure is that the government has been spreading fear and propoganda for a century over a plant with proven medicinal value that is far less dangerous than alcohol and tobacco.

I don't disagree with you.
I just think that it is somewhat naive to think that smoking marijuana is completely safe and healthy and tobacco is dreadful and dangerous.. they share many of the same carcinogens.... that's all.

Inhaling burning vegetation can't be good for you.

I smoked some Oregano once when I was a kid.

Man if I ever get my hands on that jerk, I'm gonna beat that 5 dollars out of him.

Your exact words were:

My post was simply to refute your firm statement that marijuana can cause cancer. There is no solid proof to support that claim.

Well either way, I won't stop since the sun will give you cancer, eating meat will give you cancer, using deodorant will give you cancer, breathing the air full of pollution will give you cancer.
Everything gives people cancer nowadays and I think it has a direct link to the amount of pollution we put into the planet.
Cancer is everywhere.

truth?