... the same, and sometimes even more, of the cancer-causing chemicals found in tobacco. Studies show that a person who smokes five joints per week may be taking in as many cancer-causing chemicals as someone who smokes a full pack of cigarettes every day. These chemicals causes genetic damage ... smoking marijuana on a regular basis poses a very high risk to lung cancer. It has been proved that marijuana has a negative effect on the immune system, weakening it and thus causing a person to be much more vulnerable to disease. Animal studies have found that marijuana smoke can damage the ......

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... is basically the component that makes you "high". Why is marijuana illegal? This is some of the answers I have come up with by researching, it's a gateway drug, it weakens the immune system, it causes lung disease, it causes birth defects, it causes brain damage, it is addictive, it decreases the drive to excel and succeed, and it is a main cause of ... drugs have increased or decreased, a 1988 study shows marijuana users showed an increase in awareness of white blood cells which directly fight germs and are the main source of your immune system, researchers have found no difference in ...

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... that most people aren't aware of or don't care to be aware of. Someone who smokes five joints in a week is doing as much damage to their body as someone who smoke a full pack of cigarettes everyday. Marijuana also effects the immune system by killing the T-cells which help fight off infection and destroys brain cells. People who smoke marijuana have a greater ... would be able to afford it so there would still be illegal production and distribution. So what is the point? No good can come from marijuana it causes lung cancer, immune system problems and destroys brain cells. Marijuana dri...

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... known that marijuana contains some of the same and sometimes even more, of the cancer-causing chemicals found in tobacco smoke. Studies show that someone who smokes five joints per week may be taking in as many cancer-causing chemicals as someone who smokes a full pack of cigarettes every day."" While in certain places it is legally perscribed to people with ... risk of getting lung infections like pneumonia. Animal studies have found that THC can damage the cells and tissues in the body that help protect people from disease. When the immune cells are weakened, you are more likely to ge...

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... it depletes the brain of serotonin and the user may lose his sense of well being or may become depressed. The user may lose his short-term memory, but after a week of not using it is usually regained. "High Times Magazine." Marijuana contains about 400 chemicals that break down into 2000 or more. One joint contains as much tar as fourteen ... medicine capable of treating the entire spectrum of side effects without causing harm to the user is marijuana. There are now 30 diseases listed under the condition known as Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, AIDS. Most AIDS sufferers will contra...

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... a very powerful, psycho-pharmological substance. Serious and damaging physical effects can occur to the cardiovascular system, respiratory system, and pre-cancerous and cancerous growths can form to the endocrine and immune systems. It is known that there is a relationship between the drug marijuana and the diseases of schizophrenia, borderline personalities, suicide attempts, self injury and mutilation, and anti-social personalities. Therefore ... are well prepared and have a plan. If you don"t have a plan, quitting could backfire and you end up doing more than you did before. Set a "q...

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