yavana
02-05-08, 06:13 AM
I feel like calling this "good news" really understates what the news is:
UCLA Study via the Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/25/AR2006052501729.html)
"We hypothesized that there would be a positive association between marijuana use and lung cancer, and that the association would be more positive with heavier use," he said. "What we found instead was no association at all, and even a suggestion of some protective effect."
Federal health and drug enforcement officials have widely used Tashkin's previous work on marijuana to make the case that the drug is dangerous. Tashkin said that while he still believes marijuana is potentially harmful, its cancer-causing effects appear to be of less concern than previously thought.
UCLA Study via the Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/25/AR2006052501729.html)
"We hypothesized that there would be a positive association between marijuana use and lung cancer, and that the association would be more positive with heavier use," he said. "What we found instead was no association at all, and even a suggestion of some protective effect."
Federal health and drug enforcement officials have widely used Tashkin's previous work on marijuana to make the case that the drug is dangerous. Tashkin said that while he still believes marijuana is potentially harmful, its cancer-causing effects appear to be of less concern than previously thought.