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Calif. regulators warn of pot's cancer capability

By MARCUS WOHLSEN
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posted: 130 DAYS 8 HOURS AGO
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SAN FRANCISCO -It might take Californians a puff or two to get their heads around an apparent contradiction recently enshrined in state law. The same marijuana smoke that doctors can recommend to ease cancer patients' suffering must soon come with a warning saying it causes the disease.
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2009-07-04 05:26:30

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Zabookee3

07:34 PMJul 23 2009

This is pretty dumb because any smoke you inhale is going to harm your lungs, they're just once again trying to make marijuana look bad.But It's perfectly harmless through a vaporizer or just cooked into brownies or something

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RALEY8907

04:48 PMJul 23 2009

I SAY SMOKEM IF U GOT EM !!!

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KBrownFWC

04:12 PMJul 23 2009

My pardon if I am going over any of the same ground as previous posts, BUT...as marijuana is usually grown naturally, uses no chemicals in the drying process (unless you are an idiot) AND if one would use a difuser to "smoke" it (does not burn the pot, only heats the weed to the correct temperature to release the THC from the weed) and does not create any smoke, THERE SHOULD NOT BE ANY REASON that pot should cause cancer.

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SILVERSTAR51

03:49 PMJul 23 2009

Just breathing the air or eating pesticide tainted food, etc., causes cancer. Who are these people doing the research? Just more BS to fill peoples' heads!

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Lst n vlly

05:31 PMJul 15 2009

Marijuana as a personal defense weapon. Next time you run into troublemaker, simply lay some second hand smoke on him and chill him out.

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Jayandtiti

03:21 PMJul 15 2009

that's funny. my lawnmower isn't for sale in California either because it causes cancer.

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NothingTangible

11:37 PMJul 10 2009

Simzillyjp 04:30 AMJul 06 2009 Nothing Tangible.....It was actually GUNS that made weed illegal. Go read or see The History of Marijuana. #################################################### Apparently, YOU are the person in need of finding the true history of pot. Making it illegal had NOTHING to do with guns in any way shape or form! It had EVERYTHING to do with William Randolph Hearst, his holdings in timber land and paper making along with his ownership of some 18 different publications. Just when it was found that hemp, pot, made a superior and far cheaper paper, the number one man using and making paper did everything in his power to make it illegal.

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Ryuuku Sakigake

06:16 AMJul 07 2009

People, if you are going to smoke marijuana, use a vaporizer; no smoke no heat = no cancer!Quote for truth. Now, just tell the goverment that!

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Undrgrndgirl

10:33 PMJul 07 2009

the reason is that cannabis contains known carcinogens...so does COFFEE, so does that bb-q'd hamburger...it's a technicality that's all...and MOST cancer treatments ALSO are known to cause cancer....

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Jevillega

05:46 PMJul 06 2009

This is not news, they've known forever pot is a carciogene. Now California wants to make it legal. So how bad is second-hand marijuana for our heath? Will there be laws that you can not smoke it in your apartment?

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It might take Californians a puff or two to get their heads around an apparent contradiction recently enshrined in state law. The same marijuana smoke that doctors can recommend to ease cancer patients\' suffering must soon come with a warning saying it causes the disease.