[Incognito]

	Quote: Originally Posted by Sally Heaven and hell is a Christian belief...something I don't believe in.

Most religions believe in a heaven and a hell. They may not have the same terminology for the meanings and the descriptions of these fairytale places may be slightly different but there aren't many religions that do not recognize some version of heaven and hell. See I just face reality, your soul is powered by your body ...and when your body dies, your soul can no longer exist. Nature is why we're here. The planet has all of the elements that create and support life. The whole after-life/religion bullshit was thought up by humans to help them deal with the knowledge that we're gunna fucking die. Animals have it good, they don't have the intelligence to realize that they will die. Us humans are cursed with our high level of intelligence. Things are so complicated for us. We are forced to anticipate things that are terrifying. This is why humans made up all of these fairytales, it helps (psychologically) to cling to a belief of some sort of after-life ...and a supreme being that watches over us and protects us.

[pinkslit]

Oh I believe there is a supreme being or power, spirit, whatever you want to call it. I also agree everybody needs something to believe in.
I am a pagan. I have my own belief system which is a mixture of Wiccan and Satanism which I adapted to suit my own needs.

[SiCk_DiAbLo]

An oft-mentioned danger of marijuana smokingso widely believed, the smokers themselves point it out all the timeis that it supposedly kills brain cells.

Courtesy the National Drug Intelligence Center, U.S.A.

Yet a new study has found the opposite: that one of marijuanas active ingredients actually helps produce new brain cells, while apparently reducing anxiety.

Its part of a double whammy of good news for pot lovers, as another study has found that marijuana smoke is less carcinogenic than cigarette smoke.

None of this establishes that pot smoking is safe. Some past studies have found it produces notable memory impairments, although there is debate over how long these last.

Nonetheless, the new findings contain good news for the medical marijuana movement, chirped a press release from the Journal of Clinical Investigation, which is publishing the study on new brain cells.

Most drugs of abuse decrease the generation of new neurons [cells] in the brain, the statement continued.

But the study by Xia Zhang and colleagues from University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Canada, found that rats getting regular doses of an artificial version of a potent marijuana ingredient grew new brain cells faster than other rats.

The new cells grew in the hippocampus, a brain area associated with emotional expression and some aspects of memory formation.

The rats also exhibited less anxiety- and depression- like behavior after a month of the treatment, the study found. The findings are to appear in the journals November issue.

The second, separate study found marijuana smoke is less carcinogenic than tobacco smoke.

Robert J. Melamede of the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs found that although cannabis smoke and tobacco smoke are chemically very similar, evidence suggests that their effects are very different, said a statement from BioMed Central, publishers of the Harm Reduction Journal. The findings appeared Monday in the journal.

The pharmacological effects of tobacco and cannabis smoke differ in many ways, mainly because tobacco smoke contains nicotine while cannabis smoke contains tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). The cancer-promoting effects of smoke are increased by nicotine, while they are reduced by THC.

Tobacco and cannabis smoke contain the same carcinogenic compounds and depending on which part of the plant is smoked, cannabis smoke can contain more of them but, whereas nicotine activates these carcinogenic compounds, THC has been shown to inhibit them in mice cells. THC is very likely to have protective effects against the carcinogens present in smoke in humans too, but cannabis smoke remains nonetheless carcinogenic.

[pinkslit]

I bet she could crush a guy's nuts with her flapjacks.

[pinkslit]

Damn, that would freeze my tits off!!!

[pinkslit]

Here's a stupid cunt.
He must be on the Admin at FY.

[pinkslit]

Speaking of FY, I wonder how Admin is these days.

[Domanihatu]

	Quote: Originally Posted by SiCk_DiAbLo An oft-mentioned danger of marijuana smokingso widely believed, the smokers themselves point it out all the timeis that it supposedly kills brain cells. Courtesy the National Drug Intelligence Center, U.S.A. Yet a new study has found the opposite: that one of marijuanas active ingredients actually helps produce new brain cells, while apparently reducing anxiety. Its part of a double whammy of good news for pot lovers, as another study has found that marijuana smoke is less carcinogenic than cigarette smoke. None of this establishes that pot smoking is safe. Some past studies have found it produces notable memory impairments, although there is debate over how long these last. Nonetheless, the new findings contain good news for the medical marijuana movement, chirped a press release from the Journal of Clinical Investigation, which is publishing the study on new brain cells. Most drugs of abuse decrease the generation of new neurons [cells] in the brain, the statement continued. But the study by Xia Zhang and colleagues from University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Canada, found that rats getting regular doses of an artificial version of a potent marijuana ingredient grew new brain cells faster than other rats. The new cells grew in the hippocampus, a brain area associated with emotional expression and some aspects of memory formation. The rats also exhibited less anxiety- and depression- like behavior after a month of the treatment, the study found. The findings are to appear in the journals November issue. The second, separate study found marijuana smoke is less carcinogenic than tobacco smoke. Robert J. Melamede of the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs found that although cannabis smoke and tobacco smoke are chemically very similar, evidence suggests that their effects are very different, said a statement from BioMed Central, publishers of the Harm Reduction Journal. The findings appeared Monday in the journal. The pharmacological effects of tobacco and cannabis smoke differ in many ways, mainly because tobacco smoke contains nicotine while cannabis smoke contains tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). The cancer-promoting effects of smoke are increased by nicotine, while they are reduced by THC. Tobacco and cannabis smoke contain the same carcinogenic compounds and depending on which part of the plant is smoked, cannabis smoke can contain more of them but, whereas nicotine activates these carcinogenic compounds, THC has been shown to inhibit them in mice cells. THC is very likely to have protective effects against the carcinogens present in smoke in humans too, but cannabis smoke remains nonetheless carcinogenic.

Medical scientists in France released a study almost a year and a half ago stating that: THC has been found in controlled test subjects to be a cancer inhibitor... When tested on patients who have already contracted cancer, it was found to be slowing the growth of new cancer cells. And, with long term THC treatment, it also showed signs of killing off the cancerous cells.

[Domanihatu]

I don't think it will be long until the U.S. has to recognize it's medicinal aspects. I don't think they will be able to keep it illegal for too much longer.

[SiCk_DiAbLo]

	Quote: Originally Posted by Sally Damn, that would freeze my tits off!!!

Tit's...What about my meat-missle???

[OutKast]

	Quote: Originally Posted by Sally

Wow that guy looks so much like a guy I used to know named Rob..

[SiCk_DiAbLo]

	Quote: Originally Posted by Domanihatu I don't think it will be long until the U.S. has to recognize it's medicinal aspects. I don't think they will be able to keep it illegal for too much longer.

[pinkslit]

	Quote: Originally Posted by SiCk_DiAbLo Tit's...What about my meat-missle???

haha...It would be twice as hard frozen. :tongue2:

[pinkslit]

	Quote: Originally Posted by OutKast Wow that guy looks so much like a guy I used to know named Rob..

I hope he didn't scratch his shades.

[SiCk_DiAbLo]

	Quote: Originally Posted by OutKast Wow that guy looks so much like a guy I used to know named Rob..

His neck looks a bit twisted don't ya think....

[pinkslit]

	Quote: Originally Posted by SiCk_DiAbLo His neck looks a bit twisted don't ya think....

A little crooked.
I bet his Momma will kill him if he gets blood on his new shirt.

[SiCk_DiAbLo]

[Mad Hatter]

	Quote: Originally Posted by SiCk_DiAbLo An oft-mentioned danger of marijuana smokingso widely believed, the smokers themselves point it out all the timeis that it supposedly kills brain cells. Courtesy the National Drug Intelligence Center, U.S.A. Yet a new study has found the opposite: that one of marijuanas active ingredients actually helps produce new brain cells, while apparently reducing anxiety. Its part of a double whammy of good news for pot lovers, as another study has found that marijuana smoke is less carcinogenic than cigarette smoke. None of this establishes that pot smoking is safe. Some past studies have found it produces notable memory impairments, although there is debate over how long these last. Nonetheless, the new findings contain good news for the medical marijuana movement, chirped a press release from the Journal of Clinical Investigation, which is publishing the study on new brain cells. Most drugs of abuse decrease the generation of new neurons [cells] in the brain, the statement continued. But the study by Xia Zhang and colleagues from University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Canada, found that rats getting regular doses of an artificial version of a potent marijuana ingredient grew new brain cells faster than other rats. The new cells grew in the hippocampus, a brain area associated with emotional expression and some aspects of memory formation. The rats also exhibited less anxiety- and depression- like behavior after a month of the treatment, the study found. The findings are to appear in the journals November issue. The second, separate study found marijuana smoke is less carcinogenic than tobacco smoke. Robert J. Melamede of the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs found that although cannabis smoke and tobacco smoke are chemically very similar, evidence suggests that their effects are very different, said a statement from BioMed Central, publishers of the Harm Reduction Journal. The findings appeared Monday in the journal. The pharmacological effects of tobacco and cannabis smoke differ in many ways, mainly because tobacco smoke contains nicotine while cannabis smoke contains tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). The cancer-promoting effects of smoke are increased by nicotine, while they are reduced by THC. Tobacco and cannabis smoke contain the same carcinogenic compounds and depending on which part of the plant is smoked, cannabis smoke can contain more of them but, whereas nicotine activates these carcinogenic compounds, THC has been shown to inhibit them in mice cells. THC is very likely to have protective effects against the carcinogens present in smoke in humans too, but cannabis smoke remains nonetheless carcinogenic.

And this is one of the reasons for me posting a thread about the pro's and con's of weed...

[Mad Hatter]

	Quote: Originally Posted by Domanihatu I don't think it will be long until the U.S. has to recognize it's medicinal aspects. I don't think they will be able to keep it illegal for too much longer.

I don't think the government will legalize it because it wouldn't make them any money because if we can grow it in our homes to smoke, they wouldn't be making any profit off of it...so, basically, if it doesn't profit the government, they won't do it....that's how I see it...it's all about the .

[Mad Hatter]

	Quote: Originally Posted by SiCk_DiAbLo

That looks so pretty!...All green and red!!...Nice pic Sick!