Myth:
Marijuana Can Cause Permanent Mental Illness.

*Fact:
There is no convincing scientific evidence that marijuana causes psychological damage or mental illness in either teenagers or adults. Some marijuana users experience psychological distress following marijuana ingestion, which may include feelings of panic, anxiety, and paranoia. Such experiences can be frightening, but the effects are temporary. With very large doses, marijuana can cause temporary toxic psychosis. This occurs rarely, and almost always when marijuana is eaten rather than smoked. Marijuana does not cause profound changes in people’s behavior.

Myth:
Marijuana is Highly Addictive.

*Fact:
Most people who smoke marijuana smoke it only occasionally. A small minority of Americans – less than 1 percent – smoke marijuana on a daily basis. An even smaller minority develop a dependence on marijuana. Some people who smoke marijuana heavily and frequently stop without difficulty.

Myth:
Marijuana is More Damaging to the Lungs Than Tobacco.

*Fact:
Moderate smoking of marijuana appears to pose minimal danger to the lungs. Like tobacco smoke, marijuana smoke contains a number of irritants and carcinogens. But marijuana users typically smoke much less often than tobacco smokers, and over time, inhale much less smoke. As a result, the risk of serious lung damage should be lower in marijuana smokers. There have been no reports of lung cancer related solely to marijuana.

Myth:
Marijuana Has No Medicinal Value.

*Fact: Marijuana has been shown to be effective in reducing the nausea induced by cancer chemotherapy, stimulating appetite in AIDS patients, and reducing intraocular pressure in people with glaucoma. There is also appreciable evidence that marijuana reduces muscle spasticity in patients with neurological disorders.

Myth:
Marijuana is a Gateway Drug.

*Fact:
Marijuana does not cause people to use hard drugs. What the gateway theory presents as a causal explanation is a statistic association between common and uncommon drugs, an association that changes over time as different drugs increase and decrease in prevalence. Marijuana is the most popular illegal drug in the United States today. Therefore, people who have used less popular drugs such as heroin, cocaine, and LSD, are likely to have also used marijuana. Most marijuana users never use any other illegal drug. Indeed, for the large majority of people, marijuana is a terminus rather than a gateway drug.

Myth:
Marijuana Kills Brain Cells.

*Fact:
None of the medical tests currently used to detect brain damage in humans have found harm from marijuana, even from long term high-dose use. An early study reported brain damage in rhesus monkeys after six months exposure to high concentrations of marijuana smoke. In a recent, more carefully conducted study, researchers found no evidence of brain abnormality in monkeys that were forced to inhale the equivalent of four to five marijuana cigarettes every day for a year. The claim that marijuana kills brain cells is based on a speculative report dating back a quarter of a century that has never been supported by any scientific study.

Myth:
Marijuana Use During Pregnancy Damages the Fetus.

*Fact:
Studies of newborns, infants, and children show no consistent physical, developmental, or cognitive deficits related to prenatal marijuana exposure. Marijuana had no reliable impact on birth size, length of gestation, neurological development, or the occurrence of physical abnormalities.

Good things:

-pacifies the immune system
-impedes pain signals
-increases bone density
-helps control clinical depression, nausea, and weight loss from chemotherapy (good for cancer and AIDS patients)
-reduces arterial blockage
-reduces the interocular pressure (good for glaucoma patients)
-relieves motor and vocal tics (good for OCD and tourette syndrome patients)
-acts as a neuroprotective against excitotoxicity (good at preventing degenerative diseases like alzheimer’s)
-less harmful than alcohol, tobacco, cocaine, and many painkillers and prescription drugs

There is not one known death as a result of marijuana.

Marijuana smokers are better drivers, representing less than .5% (that’s half a percent) of traffic violations. Studies show that people who smoke marijuana prior to driving are more likely to obey traffic rules and drive the speed limit and are less likely to exhibit road rage.

Marijuana smokers do not tend to be alcoholics. There is something in the way the THC interacts with the brain that reduces natural impulses to over imbibe.

In addition to easing cancer symptoms, it is an aid in Parkinson’s, Crones Disease, and Multiple Sclerosis. (antispasmodic properties)

It improves/diminishes dyslexia.

Prior to Mydol, marijuana was routinely prescribed for “female” problems and as a way to prevent miscarriage. (antispasmodic properties)

Marijuana eases IBD/IBS better than any pharmaceutica

in california they sell it in stores legally. but you need prescription. if you have prescription it is used for cateract. its the only drug that i know of that you cant overdose off.marijuana can make you feel a lot of things, numb hyper,quiet,dizzy relaxed..you could still see streight.a lot of people grow it in water or in dirt..you can smoke it any wy like tobbaco.it takes months to grow…if caught with an ounce you can get locked up….the police doesnt take it that serious if caught with a lil bit.if they sell it by a lot you can make a lot of money but not as much as other drugs like cocaine.