Anyone know how thc effects the liver?

Have there been any studies on this? I doubt it but I am definitely curious about the long term effects thc has on the liver when medicating with edibles. Anyone have any input? I'm talking about someone who uses every day, instead of smoking or vaping or what not, not just an occasional edible. Thanks all.

marijuana itself does not cause liver damage but most marijuana contains various impurities and other plant material that CAN be damaging to the liver; some studies have shown linkage to kidney problems while others haven't -it's probably along the same lines as liver damage -caused by various impurities filtered through the urinary system.

Loads of studies have been done depending on what side of the fence you are.

Factual or propagated.


THE REPLY ABOVE AS REAL ANSWER . NO Cannabis itself NO

Propagated version

Dont touch anything unless its from Pfizer or another company as their deadly

it makes liver taste better.

bozo

Most recent study done in Cannada


http://www.cocostudy.ca/publications/marijuana-smoking-does-not-appear-to-cause-progression-of-liver-fibrosis-in-the-canadian-hivhcv-co-infection-cohort-study/

Thanks for the replies everyone. That's the problem with most studies that are done, the people who are paying for the studies.

Ive been smoking for along time and always go for my yearly physical. My liver and kidney functions are perfectly normal. So, I am sure you already know my opinion.

I was more curious of the effects on the liver when eating edibles daily instead of smoking daily. I would assume that any effects would not be negative hopefully.

I've heard that it helps clean your liver or something when you eat it.

That would be sweet!! Healthy livers for all! What a sensational plant this is.

Apparently, yes, there do seem to be effects.

You can take or leave them; question the validity and/or motivation of the sources, but...

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18985799
Which is connected a bit more understandably...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabinoid_receptor
...here: "in the liver, activation of the CB[SUB]1[/SUB] receptor is known to increase de novo lipogenesis."
Lipogenesis is the conversion of acetyl coenzyme A (no, I don't know what that is either, but it looks like it's derived when we're in aerobic mode from pyruvate, and people take that as a dietary supplement, so I make an assumption that pyruvate's typically ingested rather than synthesized, but I've not looked that far) into fats.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipogenesis

So, in any case, the pubmed study seems to suggest that, if you've already got a disorder which causes the irregular storage or conversion of fats in the liver, the presence of cannabinoids may exacerbate it. Up to that point though, it may actually just facilitate our conversion of certain fats/energy-stores. A fine line as always.

Anyone with a medical background, please, go ahead and put a finer points into or correct any gross misinterpretations of the sources I've included there.

Hehe, although, I just realized - maybe they should be feeding the geese they use for fois gras with trim. Maybe it would fatten up them livers even more, and think of the marketing markup from that haute cuisine line - "Yes, you've had beluga caviar with blini's but when's the last time you had a sativa fois?"

Btw, to the peta folks, I'm not advocating force feeding geese and true fois gras isn't made that way anyway, so no need for hatin

Thanks for that link!! A fine line indeed, as in with most other things we put in our bodies I guess. WIll you sure seem to be informative!! I really enjoyed reading your posts with Canna in subs forum. I've read teaming with microbes and just started reading gaias garden. I was looking for a post about permaculture from you in the gardening section. I hope to see more posts from you in subs forum or just the organic forum as well. Thanks again!

Rep'd you already in subs post, won't let me do it again.