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notphilatall on Dec 9, 2009 | parent | context | favorite | on: Marijuana might cause new cell growth in the brain

I would love to see a study that adjusts for the effects of inhaling carbon monoxide and other byproducts of plant combustion. Much cannabinoid research concerns THC-similar compounds that are directly applied to the research subject; conventional recreational use is at best tangential to the method at hand.

_re4o on Dec 9, 2009 | [–]

There are methods of marijuana ingestion that do not introduce carbon monoxide or other harmful byproducts of combustion into the body.

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