Acceptance of Science Bill [Failed]

[minionofmidas]

Aye.

[minionofmidas]

Vote on the amendment still open? Nay.

[minionofmidas]

Nay.

[minionofmidas]

3. Smoking marijuana significantly increases the risk of lung cancer.

That's true though. You might add the hoary legend of marijuana use leading to schizophrenia, though. The picture here is quite clear: schizophrenics self-medicate with marijuana as it helps them, though only for a time.

[minionofmidas]

3. Smoking marijuana significantly increases the risk of lung cancer.

That's true though.

Is it?  I thought people assumed that only because pot smokers tend to also smoke tobacco, whereas controlled studies had found marijuana was not at fault.

IIRC the risk from marijuana (and maybe there's a difference between weed and hashish? Would have to check, obviously...) is lower than from tobacco, but still extant. It's probably safe to say that the process of inhaling fumes is carcinogenic no matter what these fumes are... it's just the amount of risk that's going to differ.

[minionofmidas]

I suppose the timeframe for me to change Jas' vote (not that I'd intend to) would be expired by now?

[minionofmidas]

Aye.

[minionofmidas]

Aye.