Does smoking pot cause cancer?

[XZeroII]

Originally posted by: Ranger X
Smoke it. It clears up your mind, helps you do better in school, and cleans out your system of anything harmful.

I was about to pass on this thread, until I saw your post. I seriously hope that means you're joking.

 

[optoman]

I would be more worried about living in a smog infested city then getting cancer from smoking pot.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: optoman
I would be more worried about living in a smog infested city then getting cancer from smoking pot.

w0rd!

 

[clamum]

Originally posted by: amnesiac

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: Redhotjrm
Yes, cigs have about 10 carcinogens, pot has 300 or so carcinogens... much much worse for you.

Riiiiiiiiiiight....

This is incorrect. While there are carciogenic substances in any burning organic substance, with cannabis there also seems to be a mechanism that prevents cancer from forming.

It has to do with the myriad of chemicals in cannabis. I'm not sure if they've found exactly what prevents it, but in the article I read, they were excited because the research could lead to new ways to fight cancer.

Most importantly, where are all the people dying of lung cancer who smoke cannabis?

Christ.

My ex-g/f's dad is on the board of directors at a hospital here in LA and one of the top pathologists in his field.

He has slides showing the amount of damage that pot smoking does to your lungs; it's much more than you'd think. It CAN cause cancer but the more common outcome is permanently charred lung tissue resulting in degraded efficiency. I don't think pot should be banned but anyone who thinks that it's completely harmless is just plain ignorant.

What is their definition of "pot smoking"? Once a week? Month? ...

 

[vi edit]

That's why you make green brownies.

 

[m2kewl]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
That's why you make green brownies.

LMAO! this thread cracks me up!

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: m2kewl

Originally posted by: vi_edit
That's why you make green brownies.

LMAO! this thread cracks me up!

Once, at a party... we decided to make some special brownies.

But we didn't have any brownies.. only cornbread. So we decided to use that..

They were... green.

I don't really recommend it. IIRC, we drank all the milk trying to gag them down because we didn't want to waste it. :Q

Man, that was a strange dream...

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: m2kewl

Originally posted by: vi_edit
That's why you make green brownies.

LMAO! this thread cracks me up!

Once, at a party... we decided to make some special brownies.

But we didn't have any brownies.. only cornbread. So we decided to use that..

They were... green.

I don't really recommend it. IIRC, we drank all the milk trying to gag them down because we didn't want to waste it. :Q

Nest time use more sugar . . . and/or maple syrup and LOTS of OIL or BUTTER.

 

[clamum]

Originally posted by: Eli
Once, at a party... we decided to make some special brownies.

But we didn't have any brownies.. only cornbread. So we decided to use that..

They were... green.

I don't really recommend it. IIRC, we drank all the milk trying to gag them down because we didn't want to waste it. :Q

Haha!

Could've simmered it in some butter and then use the butter on toast or whatever. I gotta try that sometime (in a dream of course since it's illegal).

 

[vi edit]

Nest time use more sugar . . . and/or maple syrup and LOTS of OIL or BUTTER.

You can use applesauce in place of butter or oil when cooking. Gives a sweeter flavor, and it's lower in fat

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: vi_edit

Nest time use more sugar . . . and/or maple syrup and LOTS of OIL or BUTTER.

You can use applesauce in place of butter or oil when cooking. Gives a sweeter flavor, and it's lower in fat

WRONG!

THC needs fat to digest properly.

 

[vi edit]

Well, I was just giving general cooking tip there. My wife makes banana bread, corn bread, and cookies that way.

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
Well, I was just giving general cooking tip there. My wife makes banana bread, corn bread, and cookies that way.

(thought so)
I was too . . . well . . . perhaps a bit more specifically

 

[Ferocious]

Good grief.

How did we get from pot causing cancer......

...to baking recipes?

 

[optoman]

Originally posted by: Ferocious
Good grief.

How did we get from pot causing cancer......

...to baking recipes?

Pot does that to your mind.

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: optoman

Originally posted by: Ferocious
Good grief.

How did we get from pot causing cancer......

...to baking recipes?

Pot does that to your mind.

Why? . . . now pay CAREFUL attention:

It's because EATing marijuana won't cause cancer (period)

 

[Electric Amish]

I dare someone to name something that doesn't cause cancer these days....

 

[Saulbadguy]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
Well, I was just giving general cooking tip there. My wife makes banana bread, corn bread, and cookies that way.

She puts pot in her banana bread, corn bread, and cookies???

 

[slackerinabox]

OK, OK.. I Must ask.. Does eating pot give you the same high but with less of the smoking related side effects? I've thought of making some nice low-carb pot brownies

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212
OK, OK.. I Must ask.. Does eating pot give you the same high but with less of the smoking related side effects? I've thought of making some nice low-carb pot brownies

Not quite . . . that's why Marinol - the oral synthetic oil delta9 THC for cancer/aids/nausea - is generally liked less than smoking it.

It generally takes more than twice the pot to eat (than smoking) to get the approximate effect. It also takes much longer - an hour or so - and should be eaten on an empty stomach (other than fat or oil in the brownies). Too expensive for most people.

Also, eating produces a 'body high' compared with the more 'mental high'. ANd SEVERE munchies.

 

[waylman]

Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212
OK, OK.. I Must ask.. Does eating pot give you the same high but with less of the smoking related side effects? I've thought of making some nice low-carb pot brownies

eating it causes no harm whatsoever. the hight is different though. it takes a long time to kick in but the high lasts alot longer....i actually prefer the high from eating it....give it a go!

 

[slackerinabox]

Originally posted by: apoppin

Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212
OK, OK.. I Must ask.. Does eating pot give you the same high but with less of the smoking related side effects? I've thought of making some nice low-carb pot brownies

Not quite . . . that's why Marinol - the synthetic THC for cancer/aids/nausea - is generally liked less than smoking it.

It generally takes more than twice the pot to eat (than smoking) to get the approximate effect. It also takes much longer - an hour or so - and should be eaten on an empty stomach (other than fat or oil in the brownies). Too expensive for most people.

Also, eating produces a 'body high' compared with the more 'mental high'. ANd SEVERE munchies.

I should start another thread on legal/safe "highs."... Been so stressed out lately - could use a joint every now and then!

 

[slackerinabox]

Originally posted by: waylman

Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212
OK, OK.. I Must ask.. Does eating pot give you the same high but with less of the smoking related side effects? I've thought of making some nice low-carb pot brownies

eating it causes no harm whatsoever. the hight is different though. it takes a long time to kick in but the high lasts alot longer....i actually prefer the high from eating it....give it a go!

How do you prepare it? Mixing say a dime in with a batch of brownies ok or what?

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212

Originally posted by: apoppin

Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212
OK, OK.. I Must ask.. Does eating pot give you the same high but with less of the smoking related side effects? I've thought of making some nice low-carb pot brownies

Not quite . . . that's why Marinol - the synthetic THC for cancer/aids/nausea - is generally liked less than smoking it.

It generally takes more than twice the pot to eat (than smoking) to get the approximate effect. It also takes much longer - an hour or so - and should be eaten on an empty stomach (other than fat or oil in the brownies). Too expensive for most people.

Also, eating produces a 'body high' compared with the more 'mental high'. ANd SEVERE munchies.

I should start another thread on legal/safe "highs."... Been so stressed out lately - could use a joint every now and then!

Kava Kava is relatively safe (in reasonable dosages), legal and very relaxing.

As to pot in brownies, 2 grams of hi quality would be the minimum per person.

 

[clamum]

Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212
OK, OK.. I Must ask.. Does eating pot give you the same high but with less of the smoking related side effects? I've thought of making some nice low-carb pot brownies

Smoking causes some of the psychoactives to be destroyed from the flame, and thus when you cook with it you get different effects. Never tried it, but from the experiences I've read it's more of a relaxed body-high. It also lasts much longer, like 4 or more hours depending on how much you've eaten. Also like apoppin said you usually need more than is required for smoking.