Pubdate: Wed, 10 Jun 2009
Source: NOW Magazine (CN ON)
Copyright: 2009 NOW Communications Inc.
Contact:  http://www.nowtoronto.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/282
Author: David Palter

POT'S UNSMOKED POTENTIAL

Lucya Almeida and Marcus Hundevad write that marijuana cures cancer 
(NOW June 4-10).

There is evidence that goes beyond the research Almeida and Hundevad 
mention. Scientists were recently quite surprised to learn that the 
statistical incidence of lung cancer is not elevated in marijuana 
smokers, even though marijuana smoke contains the same carcinogenic 
tar as tobacco smoke.

If marijuana smoke contains a carcinogen yet does not cause cancer, 
it must logically also contain an anti-?carcinogen. So the medicinal 
use of marijuana may go well beyond what is currently recognized.

David Palter

Toronto
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