Does Smoking Weed Kill Brain Cells?

Mort Fink

New Member
Ronald Reagan used to say marijuana kills brain cells. He was wrong. The study back in the 70s he based that on was flawed. The researcher strapped monkeys into chairs, put gas masks on their faces and pumped in the smoke so strong and for so long that animals got brain damage from the lack of oxygen. So, this Dr. Heath, the scientist who did the study, was he really that incompetent? I don't think so. He knew that the US government would only allow and pay for studies that told them what they wanted to hear - that marijuana was bad in some way - so he rigged the study. He purposely brain-damaged those animals to get his funding.

Oh, by the way. Alcohol, if over-used, *DOES* cause brain damage.
Walking down the stairs kills brain cells.
 

sebastopolian

Well-Known Member
Ronald Reagan was just reading a scrpit from one of his old movies!!! Of course he was mis-informed... All the president's are!!
 

Shadeslay

Active Member
http://www.harmreductionjournal.com/content/2/1/17

As evolution proceeded, the role that the cannabinoid system played in animal life continuously increased. It is now known that this system maintains homeostasis within and across the organizational scales of all animals. Within a cell, cannabinoids control basic metabolic processes such as glucose metabolism [17]. Cannabinoids regulate intercellular communication, especially in the immune [18] and nervous systems [19]. In general, cannabinoids modulate and coordinate tissues, organ and body systems (including the cardiovascular [20], digestive [16], endocrine [21], excretory [22,23], immune [18], musculo-skeletal [24], nervous [19], reproductive [25], and respiratory [26] systems).

The homeostatic action of cannabinoids on so many physiological structures and processes is the basis for the hypothesis that the endocannabinoid system is nothing less than a naturally evolved harm reduction system. Endocannabinoids protect by fine-tuning and regulating dynamic biochemical steady states within the ranges required for healthy biological function. The endocannabinoid system itself appears to be up- or down-regulated as a function of need. As will be detailed later in this article, endocannabinoid levels naturally increase in the case of head injury and stroke [28], and the number of cannabinoid receptors increases in response to nerve injury and the associated pain [29]. In contrast, the number of cannabinoid receptors is reduced when tolerance to cannabinoids is induced [30].

When a body is physically damaged, the endocannabinoids are called on to reduce inflammation, protect neurons [136], regulate cardiac rhythms [137] and protect the heart form oxygen deprivation [20]. In humans suffering from colorectal cancer, endocannabinoid levels are elevated in an effort to control the cancer [74]. They help relieve emotional suffering by reducing pain and facilitating movement beyond the fears of unpleasant memories [119].

Granny Storm Crow List
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/41108/Cannabis/Grannys%20List%20-%20Jan%202011.pdf

Clearing the Smoke: The Science of Cannabis
http://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1825223761/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0psJhQHk_GI
 

vic420

Active Member
they brainwashed everyone to believing that pot was bad to start the war on drugs to make millions off something that they wanted to make money off of but would look like idiots saying o we were wrong its not bad for u.. but if u look at the study that they did to prove that marijuana kills brain cells the test was pushing like 50+ joint smoke threw a gas mask without any additional oxygen so they would kill brain cells from suffocation.. and when Ronald R . found out that the real test results later showed what we now know that it really doesnt kill brain cells but stimulates the brain cells and can be used for so many things its rediculous.. this country loves war because some people make money from wars.... and this country goes into debt... but some get rich.. its all a big conspiracy it sucks... if the government had any common sence they would legalize it .. have everyone have a patch in there yard to pay taxes with .. and get out of debt.. use it for fuel.. clothes medicines.. everything.. they built a HEMP CAR back in the day.. that was 10 times stronger then steel.. COMEON its the best plant on the EARTH.
 

WeedMan74

New Member
The whole smoking weed killing brain cells nonsense is a myth. And nothing more than a myth. Neither researchers nor doctors ever proved that rumor to be true. Actually the University of Louisville just debunked that myth here:http://cannabiswiki.blogspot.com/2016/09/does-smoking-weed-really-kill-your.html they did a study on groups of people who used weed, and a group of people who don't. They ran a MRI scan on both groups of people and the results were the same for both.
 
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