MARIJUANA FACTS
Lower Tar Content?
Can you tell me please if smoking marijuana can cause the same type of lung damage that smoking tobacco does?
Is there a tar in marijuana which coats the lungs, as in tobacco? Or is there something which might be even worse?
No one really knows whether the chronic use of marijuana might be as harmful to the lungs as the chronic use of tobacco.
Most cigarette heads smoke from twenty to forty tobacco joints daily. Since the effects of inhaled marijuana last from one-and-a-half to three hours, the consumption of an equivalent quantity would seem most unlikely.
Tars differ in their irritant and cancer-producing potentials so there remains the possibility that the chronic inhalation of marijuana smoke is more harmful than the chronic inhalation of larger quantities of tobacco. But there is no evidence to support this possibility.
Moldy Bread
A month ago, I baked three loaves of hashish rye bread and put them in my refrigerator. One loaf is left but some mold grew on it. I cut off the mold but more might be in the loaf. Is there any danger involved if some of the mold is accidentally eaten?
Bread mold, though unsightly and perhaps unpalatable, is not harmful if ingested. Except for peanut mold (which may be carcinogenic), food molds are apparently harmless.
Moldy Grass
We have been moistening our grass and then putting it away in a warm place until a white and eventually blue-green mold appears. This seems to alter the effect considerably (for the better). What kind of mold is it and can it do any harm?
It is probably a happy mold. Positive identification of molds is usually possible only by direct examination. A mycologist in the Botany Department of a college could make such an identification. Perhaps you've made an important discovery—after all penicillin was originally made from molds. More likely the change you note is due to aging of the marijuana. Some molds are very harmful, especially when inhaled.
(Author's note: After the above answer appeared in print, I learned that many potheads were deliberately trying to grow mold on their marijuana, hoping to achieve the same effect.)
Pacifier?
My wife is nursing our new baby. Will any harm be caused the baby if she smokes marijuana now and then?
Like the answer to many other questions about marijuana, its distribution in the body after inhalation or ingestion is largely unknown. Its effect on babies is also unknown. But there is certainly a strong possibility it might be excreted in mother's milk. Your baby is on a good trip anyway when at its mother's breast and marijuana probably won't make it better. There is possible harm with the use of any drug. Why take a chance with your baby?
Israeli Bond
Is it possible to synthesize marijuana?
An Israeli scientist has synthesized a compound believed to have the same effects as marijuana. The chemical process is complicated and yields relatively small amounts of the "plastic pot."
The synthetic compound, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), was not derived from any part of the cannabis sativa plant, thus it was exempt from the marijuana laws. Federal regulations, recently enacted, have made THC an illegal drug.
Contact
Is marijuana accumulated? In other words, can one become high without taking it again—sort of a self-induced recurrence?
Marijuana is not known to be accumulated in the body. Some people can turn on without drugs, but I believe you are referring to the phenomenon known as a "contact" high. This has been often noted in groups of people when the euphoria or cheery vibrations of those stoned have an infectious effect on those who are straight. If you have these feelings when alone and they are unwanted you should consider psychiatric consultation.
Increased Awareness
I have colitis and when I smoke grass I feel some pain. Is the grass injuring the tissue or just sensitizing me to the pain?
Ulcerative colitis is an inflammatory disease of the lining of the colon. I suspect you are more sensitive to the discomfort of colitis when smoking marijuana. If you are not under the close supervision of a physician, you should be, since ulcerative colitis can be a most serious disease.
Grass Allergy
My favorite tripping buddy has had headaches, earaches, postnasal drips, and sore throats for the past eight to ten months. He has been tested for all sorts of pollens and food allergies with all tests negative. Allergy pills and/or abstinence from marijuana relieves the symptoms. Are there any reported instances of allergy to marijuana?
You bet your sweet kilo there are! Reports in the medical literature indicate that bronchitis, asthma, and allergic pneumonia can follow inhalation of marijuana smoke.
The surprising thing is that this particular allergy is relatively uncommon, otherwise antihistamine manufacturers and allergists would work themselves to death.
Pregnancy and Marijuana
During the first month of my pregnancy (and before 1 realized I was pregnant), I smoked marijuana twice and it has worried me ever since. Do you think this will have any effect on the pregnancy and/or the fetus?
I know of no reports linking the use of marijuana with disorders of pregnancy or birth defects. But no drug should be taken during pregnancy, especially the first three months, except on the specific advice of your physician. If marijuana did cause birth defects, one would expect an epidemic far surpassing the thalidomide disaster since there are millions of American females in the child-bearing age group who use or have used marijuana.
Marijuana Myth
I have heard that marijuana usage causes vitamin deficiencies. Can you tell me if this is so and if so what vitamins?
There are no known harmful effects from the use of marijuana in normal individuals. A vitamin deficiency coincident with the use of marijuana is probably the result of an inadequate diet, such as some of the macrobiotic diets which are low in protein and devoid of such essentials as ascorbic acid or Vitamin C.
Smoke Screen
For not loving people my body sent me a stomach ulcer as a warning. I smoke grass regularly. It was one of my devices to shut out people or avoid facing things. Is it bad for an ulcer? Should I give up grass for the duration as I try to heal my soul and patch up my insides?
Current medical thought is that most peptic ulcers are caused by emotional tension or anxiety. An important part of the treatment of ulcers is the relief of tension through sedatives or tranquilizers. And one of the known effects of marijuana in most people is relief of tension. Its direct physical effects on the stomach are unknown.
If you frequently use marijuana to shut out people, even its staunchest advocates would say you are misusing the drug.
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