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The great thing about marijuana is no one with any professional, authoritative, or healthcare background can dispute its benefits. If you’re sitting on the fence thinking it’s greener on the side where people can freely toke, then come on over. Although marijuana has been stereotyped among many politics, the profits made by states that allow the recreational and medicinal use of weed is astonishing. Here’s a look at 12 other facts about marijuana you should know and share with your friends.
1. Well, How about That! Beer and Marijuana in the Same Family.
Heard of hops? Of course you have because America is a beer-drinking society. Turns out though, the family of flowering plants that marijuana comes from is the same family that beer’s hops come from. Imagine that.
2. Tobacco Causes Cancer, Marijuana Stops it in its Tracks
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Did you know when you smoke weed, you’re actually puffing on a plant that can force cancer cells to freeze, which keeps them from spreading? That’s right. A marijuana-derived compound has been used in studies that confirm this fact. And as if they ain’t enough in itself to fully legalize marijuana, here’s an overview of other diseases that proponents say are treatable with this drug: Writer’s cramp, Colitis, Cystic fibrosis, Emphysema, Epilepsy, Stuttering, Psoriasis, Bell’s Palsy, Back pain, Bulimia, Peritoneal pain, AIDS, Alcohol abuse, Anorexia, Lipomatis, and hundreds more.