Another bullshit THC "study"

[blackspade]

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/marijuana-thc-alters-dna-potentially-leading-mutations-that-can-be-passed-children-1561910?utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=rss&utm_content=/rss/yahoous/news&yptr=yahoo&ref=yfp

Cannabis consumption may alter smokers' DNA structure, potentially causing mutations that may expose them to severe illnesses, scientists have said. Worse still, this could increase the risk of cancers and foetal malformations for their offspring.

In previous epidemiological studies, the link between cannabis and cancer in adults and children, as well as foetal malformations had already been established.....

.....Chromosome segregation

The scientists, from the University of West Australia, conducted an extensive review of scientific literature. They discovered that THC - the active chemical compound in cannabis - interferes with the segregation of chromosomes during cell division.

...Passed on to children

"Even if a mother has never used cannabis in her life, the mutations passed on by a father's sperm can cause serious and fatal illnesses in their children," Reece says. "The parents may not realise that they are carrying these mutations, which can lie dormant and may only affect generations down the track, which is the most alarming aspect."...

Think of the children!!!!

[Dr Hobbitstein]

1. Dr. Albert Stuart Reece

That's all one needs to know about this.

https://luckylosing.com/2011/12/30/dr-stuart-reece-drug-free-australias-shameful-secret/
http://theaustralianheroindiaries.blogspot.com/2011/05/drug-free-australias-dr-stuart-reece.html

He's a psychologist, not a scientist. He's also a crazy RW anti-drug loon.

[Nitram]

2. They tried this one with LSD, too.

The chromosomal breakage meme was totally debunked and exposed as junk science.

[freebrew]

3. After 47 years of in-depth study..

I can say that the children of cannabis users are more often intelligent,
independent people. Just an observation. Could be the parent's views on life
in general, could be that cannabis users are often more intelligent themselves.
Either way, the idiots have too much at stake to give up easily.

[hobbit709]

4. Sounds like that clown back in the 70's that got all that DEA funding to prove pot was harmful.

He said that THC caused chromosome damage by showing what he did in test tubes. He left out the part where he ran the cells through a blender, added a solution of TCH to a 50% solution of Hydrochloric acid and said "See, cell damage"