Are there actually any health risks from THC intake?
While ALL of the long-term effects of marijuana use are not yet known, there are studies showing serious health concerns. For example, a group of scientists in California examined the health status of 450 daily smokers of marijuana but not tobacco. They found that the marijuana smokers had more sick days and more doctor visits for respiratory problems and other types of illness than did a similar group who did not smoke either substance. Findings so far show that the regular use of marijuana or THC may play a role in cancer and problems in the respiratory, and immune systems. Cancer It is hard to find out whether marijuana alone causes cancer because many people who smoke marijuana also smoke cigarettes and use other drugs. Marijuana smoke contains some of the same cancer-causing compounds as tobacco, sometimes in higher concentrations. Studies show that someone who smokes five joints per day may be taking in as many cancer-causing chemicals as someone who smokes a full pack of cigaret
I could try to summarize this, but it has too much valuable information for me to exclude. “Pharmacology The pharmacological actions of THC result from its binding to the cannabinoid receptor CB1, located in the central nervous system. The presence of these specialized receptors in the brain implied to researchers that endogenous cannabinoids are manufactured by the body, so the search began for a substance normally manufactured in the brain that binds to these receptors, the so-called natural ligand or agonist, leading to the eventual discovery of anandamide, 2-arachidonyl glyceride (2-AG), and other related compounds known as endocannabinoids. This story resembles the discovery of the endogenous opiates (endorphins, enkephalins, and dynorphin), after the realization that morphine and other opiates bind to specific receptors in the brain. In addition, it has been shown that cannabinoids, through an unknown mechanism, activate endogenous opioid pathways via the μ1 opioid receptor, prec
“well if its smoked it comes with a high potential of lung cancer but besides that not really except it might make u stupid.” dumb fuck wad. Post when you know wtf your talking about. To the Actual question of “THC” intake, not smoking weed, There arn’t really any significant risks, Short term, loss of balance or general shift in preception could potentially cause you to harm yourself through carelessness… and id advise against driving or working. Short term lowering of immunities to parasites, lowering of sperm count, lazyness. There are some effect on the brain as well, but nothing worth blatant slander such as “Your brains turn into crap.” Here is a link to the Long term effects of THC on the hippocampus in heavy Marijuana smokers http://sulcus.berkeley.edu/…/_956.
