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RainDog

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2. It seems the study was looking at cigarette vs. cannabis

Reply to kelliekat44 (Reply #1)

Mon May 13, 2013, 06:56 AM

May 2013

The National Institute of Drug Abuse, for instance, will only fund studies that look into possible harm from things like cannabis or nicotine. I don't know the parameters of this particular study.

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Study: Frequent marijuana use tied to reduced bladder cancer risk [View all] RainDog May 2013 OP

And what about non-smokers? nt kelliekat44 May 2013 #1

It seems the study was looking at cigarette vs. cannabis RainDog May 2013 #2

That seems to be covered jberryhill May 2013 #3

If there wasn't a control group of non-smokers, I don't think you can assume that. randome May 2013 #7

Hence my use of the word "seems" jberryhill May 2013 #8

The non-smokers would not be a control group RainDog May 2013 #11

Marijuana research faces ridiculous obstacles in the U.S. because of bad policy RainDog May 2013 #4

If marijuana was discovered today it would be hailed as a miracle. Scuba May 2013 #5

And patented, and sold only through prescription, thucythucy May 2013 #6

this ^^^^^^ angel823 May 2013 #9

That's why former "Drug Czars" are lobbying for Sativex RainDog May 2013 #10