Potheads Rejoice!
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Marijuana May Stir New Brain Cells
Excerpt:
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Scientists said Thursday that marijuana appears to promote the development of new brain cells in rats and have anti-anxiety and anti-depressant effects, a finding that could have an impact on the national debate over medical uses of the drug.
Other illegal and legal drugs, including opiates, alcohol, nicotine and cocaine, have been shown to suppress the formation of new brain cells when used chronically, but marijuana's effect on that process was uncertain.
Now, a team led by Xia Zhang of the department of psychiatry at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon may have found evidence the drug spurs new brain cells to form in a region of the brain called the hippocampus, and this in turn reduces anxiety and depression.
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I think I wanna be a pothead now. I mean, shit, lower anxiety, less depression, increased intelligence...what's the fucking down side???
I'm calling my Dad, he'd be so proud to share his one-hitter with me.
Excerpt:
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Scientists said Thursday that marijuana appears to promote the development of new brain cells in rats and have anti-anxiety and anti-depressant effects, a finding that could have an impact on the national debate over medical uses of the drug.
Other illegal and legal drugs, including opiates, alcohol, nicotine and cocaine, have been shown to suppress the formation of new brain cells when used chronically, but marijuana's effect on that process was uncertain.
Now, a team led by Xia Zhang of the department of psychiatry at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon may have found evidence the drug spurs new brain cells to form in a region of the brain called the hippocampus, and this in turn reduces anxiety and depression.
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I think I wanna be a pothead now. I mean, shit, lower anxiety, less depression, increased intelligence...what's the fucking down side???
I'm calling my Dad, he'd be so proud to share his one-hitter with me.
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4 Comments:
At 10/18/2005 8:04 PM,
Anonymous said…
The downside would be that it's illegal, but even that has an upside.
If you go to prison, you'll most likely get to see a lot of boobs and other girly parts up close and personal!
~Philly
At 10/18/2005 9:01 PM,
K said…
I'm not so sure prison tits are the way to go. And with my luck, I'd hit on someone else's bitch and get shanked in the yard for it.
At 10/18/2005 10:04 PM,
Anonymous said…
You've already got the lingo down pat. You'll be fine.
I'll come to visit and sneak in some naughty stories.
~Philly
At 10/19/2005 1:19 AM,
Riss said…
The downside is this thing called "the munchies" where you decide that what you NEED to eat RIGHT THAT MOMENT at 3am is corned-beef, chocolate-covered bacon, Skittles, a bag of stale marshmallows and a Nachos Bell Grande.
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