{"id":6622,"date":"2013-02-23T10:50:41","date_gmt":"2013-02-23T00:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=6622"},"modified":"2013-02-23T10:50:41","modified_gmt":"2013-02-23T00:50:41","slug":"smoking-dope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=6622","title":{"rendered":"Smoking Dope"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have no problem with growing hemp to replace cotton or wood or any other plant uses but to those who would smoke the stuff I tender some data from Dr Anita Pepi of which I think you should be aware:
\nMarijuana is the common name for a drug from the plant Cannabis sativa. The main active ingredient in marijuana is “THC” = delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol. There are 400 other chemicals in the plant as well. The strength of today’s marijuana is as much as ten times greater than the marijuana used in the early 1970s.
\nHere is a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for THC. (MSDS’s are fact sheets required by the U.S. government to be available to employees for potentially harmful substances handled in the workplace.) Here are some of the more fascinating findings:
\nApplication of Cannabis tar to animal skin resulted in tumor production.
\n“Regular chronic use may result in reproductive effects in males including decreased testicular size, testosterone levels, sperm count and motility, and abnormalities in sperm.” Breasts may enlarge in males.
\n“Females may experience a high frequency of abnormal periods, less ovulation and decreased prolactin levels.” (Decreased prolactin hormone levels means that the pituitary, the master gland, is degenerating and producing less of its hormone called prolactin.)
\nRepeated ingestion may result in…”apathy, dullness, anxiety, panic, aggressiveness, disorientation, confusion, clouding of mental processes with impaired judgement and memory, loss of perspective, reduced motivation and acute insecurity”.
\n“Weight gain may occur…”
\nTHC is a “central nervous system depressant. Poisoning may also affect the respiratory, cardiovascular and immune systems.”
\nMarijuana use has been correlated by several studies with the development of anxiety, psychosis, and depression.
\nThe American Cancer Society says: “Many researchers agree that marijuana contains known carcinogens, or chemicals that can cause cancer…Some researchers caution that… smoking marijuana may decrease reproductive function, cause lung disease, and increase the risk of cancer of the lungs, mouth, and tongue. It may also suppress the body’s immune system and increase the risk of leukemia in children whose mothers smoke marijuana during pregnancy. Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding should not use marijuana.”
\nUnfortunately, chemicals from marijuana can stay in the body for decades, stored in the fatty tissues. If someone does a fast, cleanse, or weight-loss program, marijuana residues can dislodge and move back into the bloodstream. People can then re-experience the marijuana and its effects.
\nWhen someone ingests or detoxifies marijuana, there is an immediate burn-up of vitamins and minerals in the body. These resulting nutritional deficiencies create other symptoms, on top of the usual effects from marijuana.
\nWhatever problem marijuana seems to solve in a person’s life, there are far healthier solutions available. Read successes here<\/a> to find out.
\nNo reason to take risks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have no problem with growing hemp to replace cotton or wood or any other plant uses but to those who would smoke the stuff I tender some data from Dr Anita Pepi of which I think you should be aware: Marijuana is the common name for a drug from the plant Cannabis sativa. The … <\/p>\n

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