The truth about Cannabis and its medicinal use is that to date there has not been one study done that can actually prove the so called harmful effects of Cannabis on the body. Physically speaking alone, the actual chemical of THC does not cause any long term detrimental effects to the human body, when used at proper medical doses for therapy. It is because of this unusual level of safety of this drug that many scientists would like to study it further for its potential within the medical field. Keep in mind, that this is not to say that Marijuana is not harmful to the body, but that this one specific chemical contained in Marijuana is not.

The truth about Marijuana’s Lethal capabilities is that a lethal dose of marijuana (according to multiple studies) is about 1 third of your own body weight. Studies done on animals have shown that the only time Marijuana itself was lethal, was when it was ingested in large quantities by very small rodents. And in this case it was only lethal because their internal nervous systems simply could not handle the Cannabis like the human body can.

And despite what the government would like you to believe – there is currently no evidence whatsoever that the use of Marijuana can lead to addictive behaviors as if the drug were an intoxicant. There is also no evidence that it causes any psychological dependence. While some people do develop an overwhelming desire to continue to use the drug, there is no actual physical dependence. Meaning that unlike with other drugs where there would be a withdrawal containing sickening symptoms of its own that Marijuana will simply make a user slightly depressed when not having used for a while.