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At an International symposium held in Paris in 1992 fifty three eminent doctors and scientists


The brain is the bodies fattiest organ and sustains the most damage from this fat soluble drug.
presented papers and research about this substance. At the end of the meeting thay stated:

"The toxicity of cannabis is today well established, experimentally and clinically. This drug adversely affects the central nervous system, the lungs, immunity and reproductive function. The trivialisation (decriminalisation) of cannabis use, where it has occurred, has resulted in a considerable increase of its consumption and of its subsequent damaging effects".

Ann Stoker, National Drug Prevention Alliance.

  • Superficially, cannabis appears to be mild and relatively harmless. The truth is that it is extremely biologically harmful.
  • Cannabis contains 425 bioactive molecules, increasing to over 2000 identifiable chemicals entering the blood when it is smoked.
  • Sixty-one of these 425 bioactive molecules are called cannabinoids.
  • Cannibinoid molecules do not dissolve in water; they settle and collect in the fatty tissue of cell walls for months and block the passage of nutrients into the cell and waste products out of the cell.
  • The blockage results in slowing down the manufacture of DNA, RNA and proteins in the cell nucleus - a process essential for cell life. The genetic equilibrium of sex cells is thus impaired.
  • In the male, cannabis reduces sperm production and can damage sperm cells (spermatozoa).
  • In the female, cannabis can cause irregular menstrual cycles and damage egg cells (ovum).
  • The cells of all the major organs of the body become saturated with fat-soluble cannabinoids depending on the length of time the cannabinoids have been there.
  • Cell energy is lowered resulting in a reduction of chemicals necessary to pass electrical messages from one cell to another. Compare this to a low energy battery in a radio - the message is slower and unclear.
  • Concentration necessary for basic academic skills is interrupted, resulting in an overall decrease in thinking ability.
  • The brain is made up of 1/3 fat. When the cell wall in brain tissue becomes completely saturated with THC, the brain cells die. They cannot be replaced.
  • The Delta-9 THC cannabinoid is the most responsible for the nervous system changes or state of intoxication. To be intoxicated is to become stupefied to the point where physical and mental control is noticeably diminished.
  • THC saturated fatty tissues act like time release capsules - steadily releasing THC into the blood and keeping the cannabis smoker in the state of continual sedation.
  • Cases of schizophrenia and serious mental illness are now recognised factors surrounding cannabis use.
    • Do you know that cannabis use can damage your baby?
  • Cannabis products have proved to be damaging to human fetal development. New born babies have displayed numerous abnormalities. Impairment of DNA and RNA synthesis in cell cultures has been documented.
  • Cannabis is often claimed to be non-addictive. This is not true. Physical withdrawal symptoms are mild because cannabis cannot be withdrawn from the body rapidly; the body has it's lingering supply stored in fat tissue. Saturated fat tissue may not loose the cannabinoids for 9 months or more.
  • Regular cannabis smoking produces a drug-dependent personality, and generally leads to escalated use of many drugs. It gradually drags the smoker into continual sedation, separating him from reality and forcing him into a dream world of drugs.
  • Fat-soluble THC impairs the performance of psychomotor tasks that require coordination and attention.
  • Cannabis inhibits nausea so alcohol can be consumed in large doses. Consequently, cannabis has caused an epidemic of alcohol abuse, drunk driving injuries and death, and death from alcohol overdose.
  • Cannabis smokers' immune system response is lowered by 40%
  • A tenfold increase in risk has been reported for the development of non-lymphoblastic leukemia in the offspring of cannabis smoking mothers.
  • Cancers of head, neck, jaw and tongue have been documented in young patients who were daily smokers of hash.
  • Early predictors of lung cancer have been found in microscopic examinations of bronchial biopsies of hash smokers.

Cannabis has no medical use, numerous rail, plane and road accidents have been directly attributed to cannabis intoxication.
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